Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a major Parkinson's disease gene disrupts the brain's most vulnerable ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, which affects approximately 57 million people globally – a number ...

This valuable study describes a simple and robust approach for estimating information-limiting noise by splitting neural populations and comparing estimator values. The authors report more accurate ...

Every time a cell divides, it must accurately copy and distribute its DNA between two new cells. However, in some cases, chromosomes do not fully separate, leaving behind thin strands of DNA known as ...

Neurons transmit information to the next cell by converting electrical signals into chemical signals. A critical step in this ...

The axolotl, a salamander known for its permanent grin, does more than regrow lost legs. Laboratory injury models show it can ...

A new study published in Science Advances provides evidence that special brain cells called mirror neurons track the ...

Every cell in the human body carries the same three billion letters of DNA, yet a neuron, a heart muscle cell, and a ...

The longevity-linked APOE2 gene appears to protect brain cells by reducing DNA damage and helping neurons recover from stress. The finding could open a new path toward treatments that mimic APOE2’s ...

A human biologist told Newsweek that Alzheimer's research should stop focusing on one molecule and study the wider system.

Researchers identified two major intrinsic cardiac neuron populations in mice: Npy-positive neurons regulate parasympathetic ...