New research finds that sleep is essential for protecting brain mitochondria by transferring toxic metabolic waste from neurons to glial cells for disposal.

Unravelling how the billions of interacting neurons in the human brain conjure consciousness is one of the greatest challenges in twenty-first-century science. Over the past decade, large, well-funded ...

That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...

Researchers show sleep protects neuronal mitochondria by transferring oxidative lipid damage to glial and blood cells. The ...

Scientists reveal how sleep protects brain cells, manages metabolic damage, and may help explain links to Alzheimer’s disease.

Neuroscience rarely enjoys clean experiments. Most brain disorders are mosaics of risk genes, aging, lifestyle and chance that leave their origins obscured. Huntington's disease (HD) is different. It ...

Despite increased attention to health equity in recent years, disparities in health outcomes and access to care persist in brain disorders. Recognizing the consistent, multilayered effort required ...

For many heartbreaking diseases of the brain — dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and others — doctors can only treat the symptoms. Medical science does not have a cure. Why? Because it’s confounding ...

The World Neuroscience Day Conference champions learning, empowerment, and community connection for those affected by neurological disorders. Through education, storytelling, and shared experience, ...

Many of us struggle to focus enough to read a whole book. Neuroscience says that’s terrible news for our brains but offers a fix.