With a new model of the brain region essential to memory formation, from cells to whole-brain networks, the team hopes to ...

How does Alzheimer’s target specific brain cells? Researchers are building a multiscale model of the hippocampus to map neuronal loss and cognitive decline.

After a decade-long quest to fill a major gap in basic biology, UChicago scientists have built a complete map of how cells ...

Astrocytes, once thought to be mere brain “support cells,” are now revealed to be key players in fear memory. Researchers found they actively help form, recall, and weaken fear responses by ...

Scientists create living robots with nervous systems, revealing how neurons grow, connect and shape movement in a new biological model.

The idea that two conditions at opposite ends of life might be biologically linked is beginning to upend long-standing ...

Tick-borne encephalitis virus, known as TBEV, hijacks the internal membrane machinery of host cells to build hidden factories ...

Imagine a star-shaped cell in the brain, reaching out with long, thin extensions to surround nearby neurons. This cell is called an astrocyte. For ...

In the life of a technology company that aims to advance health care, the stage between promise and product can feel less ...

Researchers have identified a specific class of brain neurons that dies during multiple sclerosis because inflammation ...

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The sequence Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro gives Semax its hybrid nature: the ACTH fragment portion is thought to influence melanocortin-related signaling, while the PGP motif appears to impart ...