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Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key ...

The same brain system that rewards you for a delicious meal is hijacked by drugs like fentanyl. A behavioral neuroscientist ...

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in ...

A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that ...

million wisdom teeth are removed every year, but the process of sending them to a biobank could be very simple.

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UCLA researchers have made a significant discovery showing that biological brains and artificial intelligence systems develop ...

A surprising discovery about how brain cells handle sugar could shift how scientists approach dementia and Alzheimer’s ...