Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in the brain's ability to ...

Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons, but scientists have spent much less time figuring out ...

The new research adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that even ‘natural’ sugar alternatives may carry unexpected ...

Despite increased understanding in how to modify human aging, longevity as a wellness trend sidesteps questions of societal inequities and what makes a good life.

New research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology links the sugar alcohol to brain cell damage, which can ...

Uri Manor’s own hearing loss may not have originally inspired his research path, but his work on the topic now may lead to ...

What makes the human brain distinctive? A new study published July 21 in Cell identifies two genes linked to human brain features and provides a road map to discover many more. The research could lead ...

Scientists at UCSF and Gladstone Institutes have identified cancer drugs that promise to reverse the changes that occur in ...

By the time they are a few months old, infants born with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) begin experiencing ...

Prime editing corrects the most common genetic mutations that cause alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC), a rare and ...