Cell village approach reveals genetic differences in cell fitness
How readily a cell divides and how well it survives is fundamental to life, shaping everything from organ…
Iron overload gradually increases neurons’ vulnerability to neurodegeneration
Neurodegenerative diseases affect tens of millions of people worldwide. Among these, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases are the most…
Fish oil supplements show little benefit for Alzheimer’s prevention
Americans spend more than $1 billion annually on fish oil supplements, in part due to purported cognitive benefits from the…
Neuroplex pipeline monitors nine neuronal populations in moving mice
Scientists at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), in collaboration with ZEISS and MetaCell, have developed…
Tracking the aging process across tens of millions of individual cells
While much is mysterious about the aging process, change over time remains its cornerstone. The biological shifts that…
Astrocytes form complex networks across the mouse brain
Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, a new…
Walnuts Vs. Almonds: Which Is Better for Brain Health, According to Dietitians
Which Is Better for the Brain? Walnuts Vs. AlmondsJose Luis Raota – Getty Images What you eat affects…
Researchers reveal why SuperAgers retain youthful brain cell signatures into their 80s
A multiomic atlas of the aging human hippocampus uncovers how epigenetic regulation of neural stem cells and immature…
New technology maps protein production across individual brain cells
The brain’s ability to carry out everything from forming memories to coordinating movement depends on its cells producing…
New atlas of brain lysosomes sheds light on neurodegenerative disorders
Functioning brain cells need a functioning system for picking up the trash and sorting the recycling. But when…
Brain cell precursors show constant myelin-making drive
In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells – one…
Engineered sensor reveals the brain’s hidden chemical conversations
Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to…