In a study published in Neuron, a research team at the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, aimed to understand how immune cells of the brain, called microglia, contribute to ...

What if a soft material could move on its own, guided not by electronics or motors, but by the kind of rudimentary chemical ...

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, ...

Scientists at UCSF identified a key cellular switch that plays a large role in pulmonary fibrosis, and found a way of ...

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 ...

A new study has identified a mutation in the TREM2 gene that disrupts the brain’s ability to clear toxic amyloid plaques, ...

E. John Wherry, director of Penn's Colton Center for Autoimmunity, spoke with the Inquirer about the future of immunology ...

Graham Johnson, a computational biologist and scientific illustrator at the Allen Institute for Cell Science, recalls fantasizing at a lunch table, more than 15 years ago, about a computer model of a ...

Scientists have discovered that mutations in the EPG5 gene—known for causing the rare childhood disorder Vici syndrome—also increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease and dementia later in life.

A South Korean research group has reported in a new paper that artificial intelligence and light-based genetic tools can work ...

Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death ...

Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of how the brain works - ...