Northwestern University researchers aren’t targeting a specific condition. Instead, they're focused on a problem: the buildup ...

Researchers say study findings may lead to a more promising future for cell therapy targeting stroke and other neurological disorders.

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

A new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions of years ago in ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye-called the ...

Jellyfish and sea anemones display human-like sleep, supporting theories about sleep’s role in preserving neurons, even ...

A groundbreaking new study from Bar-Ilan University shows that one of sleep's core functions originated hundreds of millions ...

The evolutionary drive to maintain neurons that we see in jellyfish and sea anemones is perhaps one of the reasons why sleep is essential for humans today, Appelbaum said.

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...