Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, a new study in mice showed. These pathways appear to connect distant regions in ways that have ...

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, according to a new ...

Discovery that astrocyte networks shrink and reroute after a loss of sensory signals suggests they may be shaped by experience.

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way ...

Researchers mapped brain-wide astrocyte networks that link distant regions, proving these "support cells" have their own long ...

We all have negative thoughts from time to time. But what if those fleeting moments of pessimism were doing more than just dampening your mood? According to new research, the way you think doesn't ...

New research suggests that just seven days of consistent meditation may lead to measurable changes in brain function and ...

This suggests that some biological pathways leading to Alzheimer's may become active decades before symptoms emerge, ...

Researchers have discovered that the Smoothened receptor, previously known for its role in brain development before birth, also regulates learning and behavioral flexibility in adults by controlling ...

A nasal spray using extracellular vesicles can reduce brain inflammation, restore cell function, and improve cognition, ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have identified an iron-storing protein called ferritin light chain 1 (FTL1) as a driver of age-related cognitive decline in mice, and they ...