Researchers discovered how genetic abnormalities in particular types of brain cells may lead to the inflammatory response found in Alzheimer's disease.
Over many decades, much study has been conducted on diseases that affect big populations, such as cancer and heart disease. As a result of long-term research efforts on diseases that affect a large number of people, therapeutic approaches have vastly improved.
Scientists investigating Alzheimer's disease (AD) have discovered millions of genetic variations in the genome that contribute to the progression of this progressive neurological illness.
A new animal study suggests that understudied brain cells called astrocytes play a key role in regulating sleep demand, and that one day humans will be able to sleep for long periods of time without adverse effects such as mental fatigue and reduced physical health. It suggests that it may b
A recent study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and the VIB-KU Leuven Centre for Brain and Disease Research demonstrates that a little molecule known as microRNA-132 can significantly affect many brain cells and may be related to Alzheimer's disease.
The epidemic and its effects have heightened anxiety to unprecedented proportions. However, the causes of anxiety-related disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), remain unknown. In a new study, researchers from the University of Utah Health identified the role of a
A set of brain cells found by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research enhances appetite when there is a persistent surplus of energy in the body, such as excess fat storage in obesity.
To control their activity according to the time of day, organisms rely on a biological clock known as the 'circadian' clock. A central clock, made up of a collection of brain cells known as suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), synchronises the circadian clocks found in all of the body's organs, kno
Scientists found that the MGAT5 glycosylation enzyme plays a significant role in brain development. This finding may lead to new therapeutic applications for neural stem cells.
A multinational study team led by experts from DZNE, University Hospital Bonn, and the Netherlands studied brain immune cells and used laser irradiation to alter them. As molecular mediators, gene transcripts (mRNAs) will be used. Scientists want to learn more about how these cells change th