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Study: Brain Stem Cells Age Faster in MS Patients

Brain stem cells in people with the most severe form of multiple sclerosis look much older than they really are,

As visual information flows into the brain through the retina, the visual cortex transforms the sensory input into coherent perceptions.

While virtually all cells in an animal’s body communicate with their neighbors in one way or another, many scientists thought

Calcium is a critical signaling molecule for most cells, and it is especially important in neurons. Imaging calcium in brain

The discovery, by Stanford researchers, of neurons that drive mice’s innate ability to identify the sex of other mice highlights

A new fly-through of the fly brain allows anyone to whizz past neurons and visit any of the 40 million

Leaky capillaries in the brain portend early onset of Alzheimer’s disease as they signal cognitive impairment before hallmark toxic proteins

Neurons will be firing, fast and furious, when UC Santa Barbara brain scientists and scholars converge for the inaugural Kavli

The female sex hormone oestrogen can perform an important role in neuroblastoma, a form of cancer mainly affecting young children.

A protein called AKT, is ubiquitous in brain tissue and instrumental in enabling the brain to adapt to new experiences