For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have characterized how cellular senescence—a biological process in ...

Gifu University scientists have uncovered how a brain-specific enzyme reshapes protein-linked sugar chains to facilitate the formation of complex glycans essential for normal brain function. These ...

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 ...

Findings from the Living Brain Project reveal how senescence processes involved in early brain development may also shape brain aging ...

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 study of nearly 10,000 adolescents funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared ...

Forget crowd sizes — a new study confirms that conservatives boast slightly larger amygdalas, the part of the brain that plays a key role in identifying and reacting to potential threats, compared ...

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be ...