Spin-out Merge Labs aims to rival Elon Musk’s brain-chip company Neuralink. But researchers say the technology is still at an ...

Scientists discovered why some neurons resist tau toxicity, identifying CRL5SOCS4 as a crucial defense and linking ...

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the Stowers Institute has identified the mechanism that makes a fleeting moment ...

Immunotherapy that blocks microglial Fcγ receptors prevents dopaminergic neuron loss in Parkinson’s disease, revealing a potential new strategy.

You check into a hotel and toss and turn all night, but your sleep improves the following night. Scientists at Nagoya University wanted to understand why this happens.

IPACL CRF neurons (green) activate when mice encounter new environments and release neurotensin to maintain alertness. This brain circuit may explain the "first night effect" in humans.

Cancer and Alzheimer’s are two of the most dreaded diseases, but they don’t seem to strike the same person too often. In a ...

Your organs are constantly talking to each other in ways we’re only beginning to understand. Tapping into these communication ...

Rather than use AI to achieve scientific breakthroughs, Anthropic is betting AI agents can make the routine work of science more efficient ...

Scientists developed a technique to grow cells that control voluntary movement, a discovery that could aid ALS and spinal ...

By analyzing tissue from patients with Parkinson's disease, and animal and cellular models of the disease, a research team ...