Microglia are the brain's immune cells that clean out debris, such as damaged proteins and old cell parts, to keep the organ ...

For decades, researchers have attempted to pinpoint the specific areas of the brain responsible for human intelligence. A new ...

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This could be pivotal to helping people of all ages.

The study, conducted in mice and published in the Nature journal, identifies a key role of gut macrophages -- a specialised immune cell that kills pathogens -- in the transfer of toxic proteins from ...

Is the colour you see the same as what I see? It’s a question that has puzzled both philosophers and neuroscientists for decades, but has proved notoriously difficult to answer. Now, a study that ...

When you go for a walk, how does your brain know the difference between a parked car and a moving car? This seemingly simple ...

For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without cutting into the skull.

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have identified a mechanism that protects the female ...

An interdisciplinary multi-center research team led by the LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) and Faculty of Dentistry at the ...