Is the IDOL enzyme the key to stopping Alzheimer's? New research shows that blocking this single target can dissolve brain plaques and boost cognitive resilience.

Parathyroid hormone shows promise in treating low back pain by remodeling degenerating vertebral endplates and limiting ...

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even ...

Chemotherapy remains one of the most powerful tools in the fight against cancer, yet it often comes with significant long-term side effects that can dramatically affect patients' quality of life.

In a new Science Translational Medicine study, Northwestern University scientists have pinpointed when and where toxic proteins accumulate within the brains of Alzheimer’s patients — and discovered a ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine may have found a link between high blood pressure and an overactive sympathetic nervous system.

Through a combination of human NSC analysis in the lab and mouse model experiments, the researchers singled out a protein ...

Nearly 30 years ago, researchers began studying the gene Astn1, which encodes the cell adhesion protein astrotactin 1 in mice ...

What is connectomics? The field comprehensively mapping connections between synapses to reshape what we know about the brain.

TMEM97 regulates microglial activation and neuronal stress pathways linked to neuropathic pain and neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS). Pharmacological targeting of TMEM97 has shown ...

Experiments mapping individual neurons in the sensorimotor cortex of mice show that sharp transitions in functional properties can define cortical regions.