The hippocampus is an important brain region known to support various cognitive (i.e., mental) processes, including the ...

A comprehensive map of the human cell By mapping the subcellular architecture of tumor cells, researchers can better understand how mutations cause cancer Date: April 9, 2025 Source: University of ...

After centuries of mapping the human body in ever-finer detail, scientists are still making discoveries. Here we are, in 2025, and a previously unknown cellular structure that could be vital to ...

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is the most common form of dementia, with symptoms appearing after age 65. Since ...

In a World First, Researchers Mapped Part of a Mouse’s Brain in Incredible Detail. It’s a Leap Forward for Neuroscience The 3D brain map includes more than 200,000 cells, 523 million synapses ...

Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the organ. The finding could help unpack how disorders such as autism arise.

Findings reveal space-induced genetic, mitochondrial and inflammatory stress in blood-forming stem cells, offering insight ...

Space is the ultimate stress test for the human body,” Catriona Jamieson, director of UC San Diego’s Sanford Stem Cell Institute, said. That stress, as new research reveals, imparts a molecular ...