As with any type of tumor, brain tumors are an abnormal growth of cells, the number of which will determine, in part, the overall size of the tumor. In the case of benign brain tumors, these cells ...

Scientists discovered a link between copper regulation and neurodegeneration, using the worm gene swip-10. Their findings suggest that restoring copper balance could offer new treatments for disorders ...

A research team has successfully recreated the structure of wrinkles in biological tissue in vitro, uncovering the mechanisms behind their formation.

Diseases involving our metabolism—including obesity and type 2 diabetes—affect more than a quarter of the global population ...

Two exciting potential therapies that act like Trojan horses to remove the tau ‘tangles’ that form in Alzheimer’s and other ...

Between and around the billions of neurons in the human brain is an equally vital scaffold, the extracellular matrix (ECM).

The group of Jürgen Knoblich at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, has ...

An analysis of tissue samples from nearly 1,200 older adults found that the more insertions individuals had, the younger they died.

A study published in the journal JAMA Network Open and conducted by included researchers from the University of São Paulo ...

“This study finds that the olfactory pathway is a potential major entry route for plastic into the brain, meaning that ...

CNN reports on a new study that maps brain changes during pregnancy. Also in research news: the chemical toll of food packaging on our bodies; microplastics at the base of the brain; and more.

Biologists have discovered that the action of swallowing releases feel-good hormones in the brain, depending on food quality.