Monty Python star John Cleese is celebrating a major milestone — he celebrates his 86th birthday today! While British comedy legend has admitted that growing older can be difficult, especially when it ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from trauma, stroke, or disease—they rarely grow back. Scientists have been ...

Women are affected by severe depression twice as often as men. The reasons for this have not yet been fully clarified. One potential factor is sex-specific differences in the blood-brain barrier. This ...

In a study published in Neuron, a research team at the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, aimed to understand how immune cells of the brain, called microglia, contribute to ...

Cell phones emit non-ionizing radiation, which does not increase cancer risk. Research found no rise in brain tumors linked to cell phone use. Long-term health effects are still being observed; ...

Cedars-Sinai researchers created “young” immune cells from human stem cells that reversed cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice. The treated animals showed better memory and healthier ...

Blame cell death and fungi for brain decay, not TikTok. TikTok won't really make your brain rot. That doesn't happen until after death. While most brains rot quickly, researchers have found a ...

In the human brain, neurofilament light chain (NfL, shown in brown) is seen in brain cells and the neural wires that connect them. UCSF researchers found NfL in the bloodstream of patients who would ...

Researchers have synthesized enhanced vitamin K analogues that outperform natural vitamin K in promoting neuron growth. The new compounds, which combine vitamin K with retinoic acid, activate the ...

The clock was ticking: a brain was en route. Two workers at the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center hurried to prepare a bucket of dry ice and lay out gleaming scalpels, knives, and forceps for the ...