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Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

A comprehensive atlas of the human hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates many bodily functions, including temperature, sleep and appetite, has been built using single-cell RNA sequencing and ...

Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a brain disease that’s often misunderstood. It’s actually the second most common type of ...

In a key advance for regenerative medicine and gut health, scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have uncovered a precise and ...

On January 14 2004, the United States announced a new “Vision for Space Exploration”, promising that humans would not only ...

The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst.

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Our biceps and our brain cells may have more in common than previously thought. New research led by the Lippincott-Schwartz Lab shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those ...

Using a ChatGPT-like AI model, scientists have created a new map of the mouse brain that captures previously uncharted areas ...