Neurosciences

Update, March 11, 2021: This post from January 25, 2021 was updated to include foundational work recently published by Frontiers in Oncology. [...]

A 3D model of human brain structure provides a new strategy for exploring the pathology of Alzheimer's disease, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. [...]

Cocaine is like a roller coaster in powder form. First, there is the intense rush of euphoria, excitement, and invincibility. Then, almost as quickly, there is the [...]

Like a robot vacuum for your brain, immune cells called microglia move around and hoover up the neuro-equivalent of crumbs and dirt. But for the [...]

If Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases teamed up to mingle their most unpleasant features, the result might look a lot like Lewy body dementia – a [...]

It is a situation many parents will recognize: a wayward child is throwing a tantrum in a store. The parent takes the child by the [...]

For Alaa Koleilat, pursuing a doctorate is a tale of two mentors with a few tails thrown in for good measure. With the help of [...]

As we age and forget why we walked into a particular room, we may joke about our incipient "Alzheimer's." But Alzheimer's disease is no joke. It's [...]

Despite efforts by researchers, experts are still unable to determine a genetic basis of disease for many people diagnosed. One reason: “camouflaged” genes. These are hidden chromosome regions [...]

Just outside the limelight, the next generation of researchers is preparing for their shot at making science fiction into fact. When a Mayo team of [...]