Researchers have shown in mice that brain cells known as astrocytes are required for a signaling chemical called norepinephrine to modify brain activity, changing the textbook understanding that ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have upended decades-old dogma of how connections between brain cells are rearranged during states of heightened vigilance or ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks ...

Therefore, our lab uses iPSCs developed for SBMA and ALS8 to dissect the contributions of motor neurons, astrocytes and skeletal muscles for motor neuron diseases. Helen Miranda graduated with a BS in ...

Although Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia among older people around the globe, much about the condition ...

Their results, published in Neuron, uncover the mechanism of how increased CLU ... particularly between brain cells called astrocytes and microglia. The findings consistently support the therapeutic ...

“CLU alleviates Alzheimer’s disease-relevant processes by modulating astrocyte reactivity and microglia-dependent synaptic density” Neuron DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.03.034 Mass General ...

Their results, published in Neuron, uncover the mechanism of ... particularly between brain cells called astrocytes and microglia. The findings consistently support the therapeutic hypothesis ...

Following ischemic white matter damage, microglia are responsible for phagocytosing and degrading cholesterol-rich myelin debris, storing them as lipid droplets. However, our understanding of how ...