Every week, Harvard Medical School neuro-oncologist Annie Hsieh treats patients with gliomas—the most common type of brain cancer, including the deadliest, glioblastoma. After Hsieh's neurosurgeon ...

A connectome 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 is a representation of neuronal connections among involved neurons, neuronal populations and brain regions. Connectomes have been intensively studied at various scales, ...

The study comes from the University of Tsukuba’s Sleep Institute and it investigates the role that brain neuron splay with anxiety and difficulties with sleeping. The researchers have detected neurons ...

This energy is critical for maintaining the connections between neurons that enable effective communication. However, in Alzheimer's disease, this essential energy production falters, leading to the ...

Alzheimer's is a devastating disease that results in memory loss and cognitive decline. It's caused by brain cells dying and the brain itself shrinking from a buildup of proteins. Millions of seniors ...

The circadian clock, an internal timekeeping system, enables organisms to respond to rhythmic environmental changes occurring over 24 hours. The master circadian clock located in the brain regulates ...

In this work we demonstrate that the small model with internal complexity approach—inspired by the intricate dynamics of biological neurons—offers a promising path towards achieving more powerful and ...

The incidence of breast cancer in women has increased significantly over the past few decades, but advancements in targeted therapies have led to a decrease in death rates. Although systemic ...

Migraine drug flunarizine reversed abnormal microRNA patterns in SMA cells and mice, indicating the drug may help protect ...