Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

GFAP, or glial fibrillary acidic protein, supports star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes that help maintain nerve cell ...

Loss of synapses and dysfunctional synapses in a region-specific way is important in Alzheimer’s. It’s actually the strongest correlate of cognitive decline, far more so than plaques and tangles, ...

Long overlooked and underestimated, glial cells—non-neuronal cells that support, protect and communicate with neurons—are ...

New research highlights how astrocytes, long considered mere support cells, actively shape brain network dynamics.

The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

A research team at the Medical University of Vienna has developed a blood test that allows the identification of individuals at risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) with a high degree of ...

Long overlooked and underestimated, glial cells – non-neuronal cells that support, protect and communicate with neurons – are ...

A Florida Atlantic University study shows that astrocytes, glial cells long viewed as passive, actively influence brain ...

A British man suffering from growing tinnitus and other hearing issues, which he thought were due to growing stress, has been diagnosed with a rare type of incurable brain cancer known as ...

Intermittent fasting could be a neuroprotective strategy, improving gut-brain axis function and reducing inflammation linked ...