Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the ...

American and Chilean researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism of appetite control in the brain. Astrocytes— ...

When your stomach is full, how does your brain know to stop eating?For years, scientists believed the answer centered almost entirely on neurons, the ...

When the stomach is full, how does the brain know to stop eating? Scientists long assumed the answer lies mainly with neurons ...

Your brain’s “stop eating” signal may come from an unexpected source. Researchers found that astrocytes—once thought to just support neurons—actually play a key role in controlling appetite. After a ...

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte, and for a long time, scientists thought its job was caretaking the brain, ...

When your stomach is full, how does your brain know to stop eating?Scientists long assumed the answer lies mainly with neurons, the brain's primary ...

A Kobe University research team has pinpointed the mechanism underlying astrocyte-mediated restoration of brain tissue after an injury. This could lead to new treatments that encourage regeneration by ...

A fall on the head, a blow to the skull, or a road traffic accident—the causes of traumatic brain injury are diverse, but the ...