Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington's disease, a devastating hereditary disorder that strikes ...

Recent findings uncover how Huntington's disease develops over time, revealing the mutation's delayed effects on brain cells.

Researchers have long known the brain plays a role in overeating and obesity, but a new study sheds light on just how ...

A New York University study has found that kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells. According ...

Researchers have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the nervous system of the bowel in Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic condition. In their latest study, a team showed that gene ...

The processing of optical information in the retina of the eye, where the light-sensitive photoreceptors and the first nerve ...

The study is particularly significant because it could help explain the association between these plastic-derived chemicals ...

New research shows that not all brain cells age equally, with certain cells, such as those in the hypothalamus, experiencing ...

A chronic gut infection caused by a common virus may be linked to the progression of Alzheimer ’s disease, a new study has ...

A mouse study funded by the NIH offers insights into how aging may influence genetic activity in brain cells. New brain ...

AI applications like ChatGPT are based on artificial neural networks that, in many respects, imitate the nerve cells in our brains. They are trained with vast quantities of data on high-performance ...

A new study found a link between a common type of herpes virus and Alzheimer's disease. Experts explain the finding—but there ...