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Study Details Genetic Divergence Between Astrocytomas and Oligodendrogliomas

Treatment-resistant brain cancers develop different mutations as they become more aggressive, according to new research from Yale School of Medicine.

20 Oct 2026

Live Organelle Imaging Catches Early Neuronal Stress Before Cell Death

Scientists studying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases are getting unprecedented views inside brain cells, using powerful new microscopes to uncover changes that may begin long before neurons die.

20 Oct 2026

Targeted Interneuron Manipulation Improves Learning and Memory Processing Capabilities

Researchers were able to restore the function of neurons linked to cognitive function and information processing in mice that mimic key features of Alzheimer's disease, showing early promise for the development of a similar targeted therapy in humans.

16 Oct 2026

Mount Sinai Launches Bioengineered Brain and Heart Models Into Space

Mount Sinai researchers are sending bioengineered human brain and cardiovascular tissue models into space for the first time today, as part of the SpaceX CRS-35 mission, to study brain activity, cardiovascular function, and accelerated aging in orbit.

15 Oct 2026

Study Identifies Single Hydrophobic Hotspot Driving Tau Protein Misfolding Propagation

Diseases such as Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia are considered neurodegenerative tauopathies, in which tau proteins in the brain misfold and lead to cognitive decline. Until now, it has been unclear how misfolded tau recruits other seemingly healthy tau and causes it to misfold and clump.

13 Oct 2026

The Story Behind the Butterfly’s Enhanced Visual World of Color

Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound eye. Behind each lens sits a cluster of eight light-detecting cells arranged in a pattern that scientists believe has existed for hundreds of millions of years.

10 Oct 2026

Epigenetic DNA Methylation Clocks Track Gradual Cellular Rejuvenation Across Fifty Days

Researchers from the University Hospital of Bonn and the University of Bonn have succeeded in dramatically rejuvenating human cells in a test tube. To do so, they directly reprogrammed red blood cell precursors into stem cells from which neurons can be derived. During this process, the molecular clocks that indicate a cell's age were reset.

10 Oct 2026

Stem Cell Models Demonstrate Precise Cellular Nibbling of Pathological Fibrils

Researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered a previously unrecognized protective role for microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, in Parkinson's disease.

8 Oct 2026

Undigested Cellular Waste Secretes Toxic Signals That Zombify Surrounding Tissue

As we grow older, our bodies accumulate "zombie cells"-living cells that have stopped dividing or functioning normally-but linger in our tissues, contributing to chronic inflammation and age-related diseases.

6 Oct 2026

Knocking Out Specific Receptor Genes Prevents Dopaminergic Neuronal Cell Death

The protein alpha-synuclein is abundant in healthy brains and plays an important role in enabling communication between nerve cells.

6 Oct 2026

Electron Microscopy Imaging Confirms Piezo1-Dependent Axonal Sheath Structural Remodeling

Researchers at Upstate Medical University have identified a key mechanism that helps determine the length of myelin, the protective coating that surrounds many nerve fibers and allows signals to travel efficiently through the nervous system.

1 Oct 2026

Innovative OpenFISH Technique Enables Integrated Spatial Molecular Imaging in Tissues

Spatial transcriptomics (ST) shows which genes are being expressed and where within a tissue. Spatial metabolomics (SM), on the other hand, maps the location of metabolites—small molecules produced or used by cells—within tissue.

30 Sep 2026

Study Establishes Immune Cell Trafficking as Viable Alzheimer's Target

There is no treatment available today to stop the death of brain cells in neurodegenerative diseases known as tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease, in which twisted clumps of a protein called tau accumulate in the brain.

29 Sep 2026

Scientists Pinpoint the Brain Circuit That Regulates Metabolism

As the body’s temperature decreases, it compensates by utilizing additional energy to produce heat and stimulating the desire to eat to replenish the energy expended for warmth.

28 Sep 2026

Engineered 3D miBrains Model Human Neurovascular Units and Pathology

Mount Sinai researchers have identified how APOE4, the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, damages the brain's blood vessels and promotes the buildup of abnormal proteins linked to neurodegenerative disease.

26 Sep 2026

Individual Neurons Display Trial-to-Trial Firing Rate Variability Under Identical Visual Stimulation

Our brains internally represent the outside world through the coordinated activity of billions of neurons.

25 Sep 2026

3D Stem-Cell miBrains Model Complex Neurovascular Pathology in Human Tissue

25 Sep 2026

Type I Interferon Pathway Identified as Crucial Innate Viral Defense

Tick populations are expanding across the U.S., driving an increase in tick-borne diseases. Among them is Powassan virus, a rare but increasingly reported infection that can cause severe brain inflammation and lasting neurological complications.

25 Sep 2026

Ultra-High-Resolution 3D Microscopy Captures Distinct Presynaptic Protein Organization States

A new study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health examines how different versions of the same protein can alter neuronal communication.

25 Sep 2026

How Feedback Mechanisms Control Neural Chaos for Stable Visual Processing

What we see appears stable, even though neuronal activity is full of irregular fluctuations. A team led by Dr Mehdi Borjkhani from ICTER has shown, using a minimal model of the primary visual cortex, that two natural feedback mechanisms can constrain chaos and reduce variability in neural activity by up to 93 percent.

23 Sep 2026

Neurons News and Research

Study Details Genetic Divergence Between Astrocytomas and Oligodendrogliomas

Live Organelle Imaging Catches Early Neuronal Stress Before Cell Death

Targeted Interneuron Manipulation Improves Learning and Memory Processing Capabilities

Mount Sinai Launches Bioengineered Brain and Heart Models Into Space

Study Identifies Single Hydrophobic Hotspot Driving Tau Protein Misfolding Propagation

The Story Behind the Butterfly’s Enhanced Visual World of Color

Epigenetic DNA Methylation Clocks Track Gradual Cellular Rejuvenation Across Fifty Days

Stem Cell Models Demonstrate Precise Cellular Nibbling of Pathological Fibrils

Undigested Cellular Waste Secretes Toxic Signals That Zombify Surrounding Tissue

Knocking Out Specific Receptor Genes Prevents Dopaminergic Neuronal Cell Death

Electron Microscopy Imaging Confirms Piezo1-Dependent Axonal Sheath Structural Remodeling

Innovative OpenFISH Technique Enables Integrated Spatial Molecular Imaging in Tissues

Study Establishes Immune Cell Trafficking as Viable Alzheimer's Target

Scientists Pinpoint the Brain Circuit That Regulates Metabolism

Engineered 3D miBrains Model Human Neurovascular Units and Pathology

Individual Neurons Display Trial-to-Trial Firing Rate Variability Under Identical Visual Stimulation

3D Stem-Cell miBrains Model Complex Neurovascular Pathology in Human Tissue

Type I Interferon Pathway Identified as Crucial Innate Viral Defense

Ultra-High-Resolution 3D Microscopy Captures Distinct Presynaptic Protein Organization States

How Feedback Mechanisms Control Neural Chaos for Stable Visual Processing

The Future of Vision Restoration With ReVision Implant

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