Neurosciences

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 progressive, incurable and ...

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 a ...

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 ...

Ouch! The response is always the same to the sharp, sudden surprise of a paper cut. The body responds quickly to the tear in the ...

For the millions of people who have migraine, the search for pain relief can feel like a nightmare game. “Spin the wheel, see what drug you ...

Neuroscientist Tania Gendron, Ph.D. was in her lab on Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus when she received a phone call. On the line was a neurologist ...