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

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the ...

The brain stem is a portion of the brain made of four distinct sections: the diencephalon, mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata. Each of these sections has associated functions which are vital ...

Aging affects all of us and leads to cell and tissue loss of function, multiple diseases, and eventually death. And, even after decades of robust research and billions of dollars spent, there are only ...

Nienke Wagenaar receives funding from Utrecht University, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital Research Fund, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Research Training Centre of the Hospital ...

Northeastern University scientists have discovered that a protein in the human brain could potentially be used to grow new neurons in the lab and enhance brain processes affected by aging or ...