An antibody that targets Alzheimer’s sticky protein amyloid showed promise in slowing mental decline, according to the company that’s developing it.
Blocking the protein may hinder B cells invading the brain in multiple sclerosis, a study in mice and ‘stand-in’ human brain barriers finds.
Brain scans of six people who had half their brains removed as epileptic children show signs of compensation.
A new description of stretch-sensing nerve endings in mice’s intestines could lead to ways to treat obesity.
Some women who appear to lack the brain structures that relay scent messages still have an average sense of smell, and scientists have no idea how.
Strong, rhythmic waves of cerebrospinal fluid wash into the human brain during sleep and may help clean out harmful proteins.
Compared with real brain tissue, organoids show big differences.
Two types of light-responsive algae make oxygen inside tadpoles’ blood vessels.
An extra-sensitive light-responsive molecule allowed nerve cells to be switched on or off with dim light.
Mice designed to have brain changes that mimic Alzheimer’s disease have altered reactions to blood sugar changes.