This article discusses research by Dr. Lee J. Martin and his team on HIE, a leading cause of neonatal mortality ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Yale University have created a multidimensional, molecular map of how the mouse ...

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, affecting 1 in 4 people during their lifetime. Stroke happens when blood ...

Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by hallucinations, disorganized speech and thought patterns, false beliefs about the world or oneself, difficulties ...

Glial cells are an integral part of the human nervous system. They help support and nourish nerve cells, or neurons. Several types of glial cells exist. Glial cells are the “glue” of the nervous ...

He also worked security for the 1963 March on Washington, and ended up with Martin Luther King Jr.’s copy of the “I Have a Dream” speech. By Victor Mather The photographer Nathaniel Butler reflects on ...

The brain's immune system is getting attention at the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago. A lot of research is now focused on the interaction of neurons, glial cells and other immune cells. There's a ...

Scientists have always presumed that the Aβ in plaques comes solely from neurons. Three recent papers challenge that assumption, identifying another, unexpected source—oligodendrocytes. In the ...

How oligodendrocytes use fatty acid metabolism as an energy reserve to maintain axonal function and myelin stability when glucose is scarce, offering insights into neurodegenerative disease mechanisms ...