A mechanism for metabolic disease is traced to a defective cellular scaffolding that holds together the brain’s hunger cells.

Neurons, which send messages and commands to the rest of the cells of the brain and body, letting us act, think, and plan, and glial cells which maintain our neurons and clean up after them.

Glial cells are well known to support the signaling and health of neurons in many organisms. Indeed, in the worm, Rodriguez Jr. could restore the health of worms, as well as whole body Cu(I) levels, ...

Aging is known to have profound effects on the human brain, prompting changes in the composition of cells and the expression of genes, while also altering aspects of the interaction between genes ...

Study connects the swip-10 gene in roundworms to copper metabolism and neurodegeneration. Loss of swip-10 impairs copper ...

Scientists collaborate to enhance advanced microscopy techniques with AI, aiming to improve the understanding of glioblastoma brain tumors. Imagine building a traffic surveillance camera that could de ...

Sickness-induced sleep is a behavior conserved across species that promotes recovery from illness, yet the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we show that interleukin-6-like cytokine ...

New therapeutic opportunities often emerge from research on simple organisms. For instance, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry ...

Astrocytes in the brain exhibit significant regional diversity, but the mechanisms controlling their heterogeneity remain ...

Imagine building a traffic surveillance camera that could detect trouble-making cells speeding around in your brain before ...

To address the unmet need for a cure for RTT, the therapeutic potential of adult Neural Precursor Cells (NPCs) was ...