Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces - in a process known as endocytosis that is ...

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them—signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces—in a process known as endocytosis that is essential ...

The neuron’s inner scaffold, once viewed as static support, now looks like a gatekeeper. Research findings are available ...

Aging doesn’t have to mean losing your past. Scientists have found a way to "reprogram" specific memory-holding neurons, restoring youthful learning and recall in mice.

This week in science: Mysterious molecules on Mars are tricky to explain without life; a compound that cuts cholesterol as a ...

An efficient neural screening approach rapidly identifies circuit modules governing distinct behavioral transitions in ...

Proteomics as a concept concerns the study of the complete set of proteins expressed by an organism since the molecules carry out nearly every bodily activity.

For decades, researchers have worked to untangle the biological causes of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. A primary focus has been the accumulation of misfolded proteins that ...