Starfleet Academy's holographic cadet Sam has acquired some new memories. Here's how that happened, and what it means going forward.

Abstract: To prevent different chemicals from entering the brain, the blood–brain barrier penetrating peptide (3BPP) acts as a vital barrier between the bloodstream and the central nervous system (CNS ...

They discovered a high-fat diet accelerates tumor growth and invasion. They also found it causes an increase in the enzyme ...

Human pluripotent stem-cells (HPSCs)—including human embryonic stem-cells and human induced pluripotent stem-cells—are reshaping the landscape of regenerative medicine.1,2 In Parkinson's disease, ...

A landmark study of nearly 24,000 brain scans found that childhood diet didn't just affect body weight — it left lasting ...

As we work on overcoming what scares us, a new plasticity becomes available in our brain, and fear strikes out.

After treatment, the mice’s memories were essentially shunted back into a younger state. The researchers found that reprogrammed engrams displayed molecular behavior of more youthful cells. Using a ...

With Run Prevention 2.0 in play, talk of "slug" instead of power, and notable pieces missing from Red Sox spring training, Opening Day seems further away than March 26.

The concept of pressure or high expectations isn't unique to Malinin, though Olympic athletes vary with their mechanisms for dealing with it.

Meningioma is the most common type of brain tumor. It does not develop in the brain tissue itself, but on the inside of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain. In most cases, a meningioma ...

Brain-resident macrophages (BRMs), including microglia and border-associated macrophages (BAMs), are the core immune sentinels of the central nervous system (CNS). They originate from early embryonic ...