A recent study from Northwestern University has uncovered a genetic factor that may play a key role in autism. Researchers found that a specific gene affects how brain cells form connections during ...

Erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular (Eph) receptors, including EphA4, are expressed on the cell surface and involved in brain development, which involves extensive pruning of synapses. A variant ...

Over the course of their lives, humans and other animals typically learn to avoid situations and stimuli that are dangerous or are perceived as threatening. Past neuroscience studies have gathered ...

The study introduces new tools for measuring the intracellular calcium concentration close to transmitter release sites, which may be relevant for synaptic vesicle fusion and replenishment. This ...

Scientists in California have developed a new chemical compound derived from rosemary and sage plants, which has already shown encouraging results in mice with Alzheimer's. The compound, carnosic acid ...

A team from the Scripps Research Institute discovered a way of harnessing a common acid to significantly lower inflammation ...

A groundbreaking peer-reviewed Thought Leaders Invited Review article in Brain Medicine (Genomic Press, New York ...

A new study has found that a compound that is derived from herbs - such as rosemary and sage - can help to reverse some of the signs of Alzheimer's disease in mice ...

Inside the human eye, the retina is made up of several types of cells, including the light-sensing photoreceptors that ...

Researchers have developed pig retinal organoids to understand how stem cell-derived photoreceptor cells work as a ...

Microsoft has joined forces with a Swiss start-up to deploy a new artificial intelligence model that simulates mammal brains’ ...

Scientists at Scripps Research developed a stable form of carnosic acid, which enhanced memory function and improved ...