A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory centre, the hippocampus, ...

Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing ...

The team suspects that neurogenesis happens in other parts of the adult brain, too. In mice, new neurons are regularly made ...

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

Ben Stott, from Caia Park, was given the tragic diagnoses of Stage 4 ALS/MND on June 16. The disease gradually affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord, eventually taking away the ability to ...

UC Riverside study may lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects an estimated 2.3 ...

One in 300 of us will develop motor neurone disease in our lifetime. It is a hideous disease that robs a person of their dignity and eventually their life.