A team of Canadian scientists has uncovered a new way to slow the growth of glioblastoma, the most aggressive and currently ...

New research reveals that certain brain tumors may originate silently within normal brain cells long before a tumor forms.

Different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted with high specificity by one of the many new genetic tools developed at the Allen Institute. The brain is like an ...

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

A major neuroscience breakthrough has been achieved with the help of an artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning algorithm. In a study published this month in Cell, a multinational team of ...

New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, ...

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown ...

Scientists have identified an unusual type of brain cell that may play a vital role in progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), likely contributing to the persistent inflammation characteristic of the ...