An international team led by the ITACA Institute at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has developed one of the ...

Researchers examined anatomy of neurons from humans, mice and fruit flies. They discovered that the cellular structure of the brain is at a critical point, poised between two phases. New insights ...

We’re a long way from reviving a frozen human, but new research yields insight.

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

For the first time, scientists have unraveled the structure of proteins in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. The findings provide clues into how these disease-causing proteins interact ...

A new mouse study links aging in the brain with a loss in controlling gene expression. . | Credit: nopparit/ Aging may "erase ...

A gerontologist wanted his preserved brain to be reanimated. Cryopreservation is more likely to be used on organs for ...