After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

An investigation by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in the US has filled in a missing link between the toxic build-up of proteins in the neurodegenerative condition ...

Did you know: Your brain is constantly renewing itself through a process known as phagocytosis, in which cells surround and ...

Parkinson’s disease has long been defined by the slow, relentless loss of dopamine-producing neurons, with treatments focused ...

Functioning brain cells need a functioning system for picking up the trash and sorting the recycling. But when the cellular ...

New research by UCLA Health and UC San Francisco has uncovered why certain brain cells are more resilient than others to the ...

Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, (NUS Medicine), have identified a molecular switch that helps aging brains ...

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...

The University of Cincinnati team is testing a glioblastoma-on-a-chip for immunotherapy using a wafer technology to fight brain cancer.

While diet changes have long been credited for long-term health benefits, it's not often for brain health. A new UNC study ...

The human brain requires constant nourishment to maintain its complex network of billions of neurons, yet certain foods actively work against optimal brain function. While most people focus on foods ...