After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

Johns Hopkins scientists reveal that “inactive” GluD brain proteins regulate neuronal communication and open up new ...

Functioning brain cells need a functioning system for picking up the trash and sorting the recycling. But when the cellular ...

Among the newly identified brain cell types were some in the neocortex and the striatum region, which controls movement and certain other functions. Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious ...

Knowing which lysosomal proteins are enriched in which brain cell types will help better understand contribution to neurological disorders.

Memory dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease may be linked to impairment in how the brain replays our recent experiences while ...

In mice, blocking heart-to-brain signals improved healing after a heart attack, hinting at new targets for cardiac therapy.

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...

Alzheimer's disease has long been thought to be irreversible, but new research using a mouse model offers hope.

While diet changes have long been credited for long-term health benefits, it's not often for brain health. A new UNC study ...

Arteries can narrow with fatty buildup. Blood struggles to move. Oxygen drops. A heart attack can follow, and it remains the world’s top killer. Researchers at the University of California San Diego ...