Research findings are available online in the journal Nature Metabolism. The original story “ Sweating may naturally suppress ...

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte ...

An EEG (electroencephalogram) is a painless test that uses small sensors placed on the scalp to measure the brain's ...

A study introduces a scalable 2D human neuron platform to probe how brain-like rhythms emerge and how specific drugs reshape them, aiding epilepsy and autism research.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A Texas A&M University researcher received a multi-million-dollar grant to advance brain cell ...

Memories are thought to be stored in sparse groups of neurons called engrams. These are the cells that switch on during learning and can later switch on again during recall. In physiological aging and ...

In October 2023, Neuroscience News reported research showing that the hippocampus does much more than store memories. Drawing ...

It’s not just in your legs. Scientists have discovered a "fitness switch" in the brain that must be flipped after a workout for your body to actually build endurance.

A triple combination therapy identified using newly developed cell models is showing promise for treating sporadic ALS, per a study.

Biocomputing research is testing living neurons for computation as scientists look for energy-efficient alternatives to silicon.