As AI becomes more ubiquitous, teachers across the board are struggling to adapt. Hera Lindsay Bird reports. *All names in ...

Paris conference urges international action against synthetic organisms that could disrupt critical ecosystems ...

Even a bunch of brain cells on a culture plate can show evidence of learning, but what we didn't realize was that the same is true for other types of human cells, like these kidney-derived cells.

A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and someday, it could inspire advances in AI and Alzheimer's research.

A popular weight-loss drug may be changing how doctors treat obesity—but scientists are just starting to uncover exactly how it works inside the brain. A group of researchers from the University ...

A study led by Dr. Marco Bocchio in the Durham University Department of Psychology reveals how specific brain cells called ...

Columbia scientists have found that boosting the performance of a self-cleansing system in the brain helps flush amyloid and tau toxins from the brains of mice and improves the animals' cognition.

“It [is] one example, how on the molecular level exercise can improve brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease, hopefully rendering them more functionally.” — Christiane D. Wrann, DVM, PhD ...

The process of creating new brain cells is called neurogenesis. Researchers first observed neurogenesis after birth in lab animals of various ages, including mice, rats and songbirds. In adult ...

Methylene blue may help mitochondria generate energy for cells to use. For these reasons, researchers are studying methylene blue’s effect on the brain.

Changes to the brain caused by drug use can make it more difficult to quit, leading to addiction and constant cravings. Long-term drug use can result in serious consequences, including mental health ...