Imperial researchers have uncovered a "chemical metronome" in the brain, which helps to synchronize the master clock that tells us when it's time to sleep. In a study of brain cells from mice and ...

What actually happens in the brain in cases of depression? Relatively unknown brain cells—"astrocytes"—are believed to play an important role. At the Uppsala Biomedical Center, lab researchers are ...

Scientists have engineered a nanowire platform that mimics brain tissue to study astrocytes, the star-shaped cells critical for brain health, for the first time in their natural state. Astrocytes are ...

Salk Institute scientists find correcting dysregulations in star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes improves some fragile X syndrome symptoms, making the cells potential future therapeutic targets ...

As neuronal supporters and immune surveyors, astrocytes and microglia are no mere bystanders to the neuronal mayhem that unfolds in Alzheimer’s disease. At the AD/PD meeting, held March 5-9 in Lisbon, ...

Once thought to play a supporting function in the brain, new research shows non-neuronal astroglial cells perform a leading role in regulating the activity of neurons and their connections. In 2019, ...

A study in mice headed by NYU Langone Health researchers has found that cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections. These pathways appear to ...

A new study in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine answers a long-standing question about astrocytes, ...

As the central command centers for our bodies, our brains dictate who we are and how we live. And yet we know surprisingly little about them. While the cellular biology of this critical organ has been ...

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and the nervous system.

Little-studied brain cells known as astrocytes are major players in controlling sleep need, a new study with mice suggests. Astrocytes may someday help humans go without sleep for longer without ...