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 ...

Researchers discovered that astrocytes form organized, brain-wide networks that enable long-range communication between regions. These dynamic pathways depend on gap junctions and can reorganize with ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

A unique hybrid honeybee thriving in Southern California may hold a powerful clue to saving struggling bee populations. While ...

Southern California may be home to an unexpected ally in the fight to save honeybees. As commercial hives across the United States struggle to survive ...

Explore 25 biology facts the future will forget as science evolves. From DNA's 'blueprint' to mitochondria's 'powerhouse,' discover how our understanding o ...

A virus plaguing shrimp and other seafood might also be responsible for an emerging eye disease in people that can cause permanent blindness, recent research suggests. Scientists in China have linked ...

Researchers at Umeå University show how tick-borne viruses remodel human cells into virus factories, using an advanced microscopy method. The findings provide new insight into how the virus replicates ...