Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Alzheimer's disease is at the center of a revolutionary theory in neuroscience, where the mysteries of the human brain ...

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Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

The UBC team's research, published this week in the journal Nature Communications, dubbed the highly-specialized neurons 'ovoid cells.' ...

Doug Whitney, a 75-yearold Navy veteran from Washington State, lost 10 members of his family to early-onset Alzheimer's ...

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new type of brain cell, and the advancement may lead to new treatments for epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. Christa Dao reports.

If brain health is top of mind for you, you may want to alter your eating habits—and not necessarily what you eat, but when ...

There exists no ‘amyloid cabal’” in Alzheimer’s research, neurologist Dennis Selkoe writes in response to Charles Piller’s “Doctored.” ...

Your brain’s natural rinse cycle flows while you sleep. A new study suggests certain medications interfere with that ...

T he exact cause of Alzheimer’s disease has long evaded scientists, but experts typically suggest there are likely several ...