Stories about: neurons  

The study might lead to therapies to regenerate the brain

Our brains are as unique as fingerprints, researchers say

The neurons are of 207 different types, scientists say

This might explain alcoholism, researchers argue

The case is described in a report in the journal The Lancet

Implantable device used to control neurons from afar

This is not a hypothetical talk, brain-to-brain networks have already been created and proven to work

Rational and emotional people have different brains

What they grew were essentially miniature cortices

The drug is the work of a team of scientists at Lancaster University in the UK, will soon enter clinical trials

Scientists zoom in on a class of neurons that make us feel terribly hungry and drive us to the nearest fridge

The more time a person spends thinking about all sorts of things, the bigger these abnormal tissue growths get

In laboratory experiments, the new drug successfully restored memory in mice with a model of Alzheimer's

Study finds this condition affects 18% of young people, the bad news is existing treatments are not all that great

The compound, extracted from the seeds of a plant dubbed ashwagandha, will soon be tested in a series of clinical trials

Because engineering freakishly brainy lab mice just wasn't enough to give us regular folks nightmares, apparently

The experiments were carried out on primates, the transplanted lab-made neurons survived 2 years inside the animals