Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a clearer picture of what is happening inside the brain. By analyzing donated ...

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way to more precise and effective psychiatric drugs. This fluorescent microscope ...

As scientists continue to understand the root of mental health and neurodegenerative conditions, they are beginning to dial in on a particular suspect—a star-shaped brain cell that has long been ...

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 ...

Every day the human body replaces billions of cells, flushing out the old and generating the new, healthy ones. The average lifespan of a red blood cell is just under four months, while skin cells ...

Scientists have discovered that unsung brain cells called astrocytes form extensive networks in mouse brains 1 that are similar in some respects to the circuits formed by the more-celebrated brain ...

The brain’s janitor, Sherzai calls it, is the glymphatic system. The glymphatic system flushes out lactic acid, protein and ...

Surgery 'Eventually, it becomes you': Inventors of new 'living' knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works Health Surgery performed on a baby in the womb, a rogue ...

When probes are inserted into the brain for research or clinical purposes, the electrical activity of neurons is recorded. These signals can be used to understand how the brain performs certain ...

In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly. Georgia Tech physicists are now helping explain why this happens, having ...