Every week, Harvard Medical School neuro-oncologist Annie Hsieh treats patients with gliomas—the most common type of brain cancer, including the deadliest, glioblastoma. After Hsieh's neurosurgeon ...

A groundbreaking new connectome maps every neural connection in an adult fruit fly’s central nervous system, creating an ...

This energy is critical for maintaining the connections between neurons that enable effective communication. However, in Alzheimer's disease, this essential energy production falters, leading to the ...

The circadian clock, an internal timekeeping system, enables organisms to respond to rhythmic environmental changes occurring over 24 hours. The master circadian clock located in the brain regulates ...

The study comes from the University of Tsukuba’s Sleep Institute and it investigates the role that brain neuron splay with anxiety and difficulties with sleeping. The researchers have detected neurons ...

In many ways, the brain is uncharted territory akin to the deepest parts of the ocean and farthest reaches of outer space. As with any new frontier, navigating it requires a map. Researchers have ...

Have you ever wondered how a fly manages to dodge you in a split second? Scientists have long been fascinated by the lightning-fast reflexes that help flies escape danger almost instantly. But despite ...

The incidence of breast cancer in women has increased significantly over the past few decades, but advancements in targeted therapies have led to a decrease in death rates. Although systemic ...