In healthy brains, immune cells called microglia patrol for damage, clearing away debris and harmful proteins. But in the ...

A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer's has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially ...

New research reveals that cells outside the brain can store and process memories, challenging the view that memory is limited ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas ...

A new therapy may delay Alzheimer's disease progression by years, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&M University ...

Many of us know that drinking alcohol isn't exactly the best thing to do for our health, with overindulgence linked to a ...

According to recent research, astrocyte cell transplantation could revolutionize treatments for neurological disorders such ...

Researchers analyzed brains that are part of the Seattle Alzheimer's Disease Brain Cell Atlas (SEA-AD), which is designed to create a highly detailed map of the brain damage that occurs during the ...

An analysis of brains at various stages of Alzheimer's found that neurons called inhibitory neurons are the first to be affected by the disease.

The brain, traditionally considered an immune-privileged organ due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), has its own sophisticated immune defense system.

Alzheimer's disease is characterized by a progressive loss of nerve cells leading to a decline in memory and cognition.

and putting extra inflammatory stress on brain cells. Over time, these effects could potentially initiate or worsen Alzheimer’s disease, making K. pneumoniae a significant focus in research on ...