Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

A study using volume electron microscopy of comb jellies has discovered their nervous system is more complex than we thought.

Researchers have recorded distinct electrical activity patterns from lab-grown brain organoids derived from people with ...

Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years. Though ...

Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

For her Ph.D. at VUB and KULeuven, Aarushi Caro created a kind of systematics for dendritic cells, a special group of immune ...

Have you ever asked how doctors help the body repair itself when a serious disease damages cells or tissues? Modern medicine ...