By engineering human immune cells called microglia, the researchers have created living cellular "couriers" capable of responding to brain pathology and releasing therapeutic agents exactly where ...

A new Mayo Clinic study finds that people with Tourette syndrome have about half as many of a specific type of brain cell that helps calm overactive movement signals as people without the condition.

Three-dimensional gene hubs may promote brain cancer Date: April 22, 2025 Source: Weill Cornell Medicine Summary: The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to ...

In the brain, estrogen can bind directly to receptors within neurons and other cells, setting off a cascade of actions. It can also be broken down into metabolites, called neurosteroids ...

“These cell products are safe and show signs of cell survival.” Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative brain condition estimated to affect at least 1 percent of people over age 60 across the worl ...

Composer Alvin Lucier, 1986. (Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images) Scientists have created a “mini-brain” using the cells of avant-garde composer Alvin Lucier and are using it to make new music.

Our brain requires a constant supply of energy ... which severely impairs the function of synapses and the survival of the affected nerve cells." However, the underlying processes are only ...

The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, suggests a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell ...

A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits.

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