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A sequence of stress signals among specialized clean-up cells in the brain could at last reveal why some immune responses can cause significant nerve degeneration that results in the loss of memory, ...

A new study by Scripps Research reveals that alcohol dependence disrupts two signaling pathways in a stress-related part of the brain—and offers insights on developing drugs to treat this condition.

Scientists at UCSF combined advanced brain-network modeling, genetics, and imaging to reveal how tau protein travels through neural highways and how certain genes either accelerate its toxic journey ...

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A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health—changes in the ...

A nano-sized medicine boosts the anti-cancer immune response and eradicates tumors in mice. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, working with colleagues at ...