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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Your Brain Maps Social Interactions Like a GPS

A study reveals how the brain uses 'basis functions' to simplify social decision-making, impacting biases and teamwork dynamics in group settings.

24 Mar 2025

Programmable Embryoids Provide Insight into Early Development

The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery.

22 Mar 2025

Scientists Reveal Brain Activity Dynamics During Male Sexual Behavior

To uncover what drives sexual behavior in animals, researchers studied the brain activity of male mice throughout the series of actions involved in sex leading up to ejaculation.

20 Mar 2025

Can Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Reverse Spinal Cord Injuries?

Advances in tissue engineering offer hope for spinal cord injury repair, utilizing biomaterials, stem cells, and bioactive molecules to promote regeneration.

20 Mar 2025

Genetic Research Uncovers a Lost Chapter of Human Evolution

Utilizing sophisticated analyses grounded in complete genome sequences, researchers at the University of Cambridge have uncovered indications that modern humans emerged from a genetic mixing event involving two ancient populations that diverged approximately 1.5 million years ago.

19 Mar 2025

AI Revolutionizes Cell Analysis for Personalized Cancer Treatment

A groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI)-driven neural network has been developed to swiftly analyze and interpret millions of cells from patient samples, enabling predictions of molecular alterations within tissues.

19 Mar 2025

Brain Research Offers Fresh Insights into the Nature Versus Nurture Debate

Riddle me this: how can it be that reading these words activates nearly identical word-sensitive patches of the brain's visual system in you and nearly every other reader of this story? And that a different set of face-sensitive visual regions-again in almost identical positions in each reader's brain-would activate to process the faces of the researchers, should you meet them?

18 Mar 2025

New Discovery in RNA Splicing Could Transform Treatment of Aggressive Cancers

Alternative RNA splicing is like a movie editor cutting and rearranging scenes from the same footage to create different versions of a film.

17 Mar 2025

Stanford Researchers Find a Molecule That Rivals Ozempic in Weight Loss

BRP emerges as a promising peptide for weight loss, activating appetite control pathways without triggering nausea, paving the way for safer obesity therapies.

17 Mar 2025

Spotiphy Revolutionizes Spatial Transcriptomics with AI for Single-Cell Resolution

Spatial transcriptomics is a cutting-edge technique that characterizes gene expression within sections of tissue, such as heart, skin or liver tissue.

14 Mar 2025

Study Reveals How Syngap1 Gene Affects Touch-Based Perception in Mice

You may scarcely notice it, but much of what you do every day requires your brain to engage in perceptual learning.

14 Mar 2025

New Technique Converts Skin Cells into Motor Neurons

Converting one type of cell to another - for example, a skin cell to a neuron - can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be induced into a "pluripotent" stem cell, then differentiated into a neuron.

14 Mar 2025

Fruit Fly Study Reveals Temperature's Role in Brain Development and Behavior

The rate of development of poikilothermic animals, such as insects, fish, and reptiles, is determined by environmental temperature.

14 Mar 2025

UCL Study Reveals How Our Brains Simplify Social Interactions

Our brains use basic 'building blocks' of information to keep track of how people interact, enabling us to navigate complex social interactions, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

14 Mar 2025

Generative AI Enhances Spatial Gene Expression Analysis in Tissue Samples

Spatial transcriptomics is an advanced technique that analyzes gene expression within tissue sections, such as those from the heart, skin, or liver. These analyses offer valuable insights into how spatial organization influences cellular functions across various biological contexts and diseases.

13 Mar 2025

New Cannabinoid Drug Brings Hope For Treating Chronic Pain Without Addiction

VIP36, a new CB1 agonist, targets a cryptic pocket to provide analgesia for chronic pain while minimizing side effects and avoiding opioid-related risks.

13 Mar 2025

Study Explores the Physiological Role of Nwd1 Gene in MASH Pathogenesis

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a liver disease that progresses without symptoms and is associated with significant global public health concerns.

12 Mar 2025

Combination of Viral Antibodies and Genetic Risk Factors Linked to Increased MS Risk

In multiple sclerosis (MS), antibodies to the common Epstein-Barr virus can accidentally attack a protein in the brain and spinal cord. New research shows that the combination of certain viral antibodies and genetic risk factors can be linked to a greatly increased risk of MS.

12 Mar 2025

Protective ‘Slime’ In The Brain May Help Prevent Aging And Neurodegeneration

The study shows that boosting mucin-type O-glycosylation in aged mice reinforces the blood-brain barrier and improves memory, paving the way for new treatments.

10 Mar 2025

Neurons in the Human Brain Can Store Concepts Regardless of Context

A study led by Dr. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, group leader of the Neural Mechanisms of Perception and Memory Research Group at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, has allowed scientists to observe for the first time how neurons in the human brain store memories independent of context in which they are acquired.

8 Mar 2025