Researchers have engineered a next-generation glutamate sensor, iGluSnFR4, capable of detecting the faintest incoming ...

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Is curing Alzheimer’s an impossible challenge or can we get there? I was invited to attend brain surgery at the forefront of dementia research. I’m wearing a surgical gown in the back ...

The best brain exercises for memory require working your mind and your body, according to research and experts. Here's what ...

Researchers find that altered Homer1 gene signaling quiets brain activity and improves attention in mice, raising new ...

Macaques are often studied because their brains share many similarities with human brains. However, this study revealed an ...

BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher finds out if it is scientifically possible to ever cure Alzheimer's ...

Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so closely tied to our sense of self.

When there are fewer dendritic spines, fewer synapses are formed, and brain cells struggle to communicate properly. This ...

Using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), the Kanazawa University team led by Mikihiro Shibata filmed the dynamic movements of CaMKII at the single-molecule level. The images revealed that a ...

Maintaining the heart’s connection to the vagus nerve may be a key defense against cardiac aging. Researchers showed that ...