A new method developed by researchers at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, could soon unlock the ...

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New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.

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The body’s pathogen fighters can act as surveillance forces that ferry information from the gut and fat deposits to the brain ...

For the first time, we have a method for extracting proteins from preserved soft tissues like brains – which could be a ...

About 10.6 percent of people are left-handed, but what about animals? A new study looked at data from 172 animal species to ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

The fossils of ancient salamander-like creatures in Scotland are among the most well-preserved examples of early stem tetrapods -- some of the first animals to make the transition from water to land.

Video: You can watch the full Brain Busters 2025 finale in the video player above. Congratulations to our finalists, Manheim Township and Penn Manor, and to all the other schools that competed during ...

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and ...

How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are transmitted between nerve cells using molecular containers called vesicles. Now, ...