Multiple sclerosis attacks neurons in the brain and spinal cord. (Vadym Plysiuk/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Of the 2.9 million people thought to be living with multiple sclerosis worldwide, around three ...

Scientists have identified a protective brain pathway that may help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease by ...

A tiny switch in DNA allows neurons to change their function depending on the environment and alter behavior in worms.

Au8, an experimental ALS therapy. CNM-Au8 has been associated with NfL reductions, a biomarker finding linked to longer ...

Scientists have identified a protective brain pathway that may help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease by ...

Graph theory and computational modeling reveal that neural network architecture biases the male Caenorhabditis elegans brain toward prioritized sexual behaviors.

During brain development, neurons can regulate their movement until they reach their final destination thanks to a "molecular switch" involving the protein Teneurin 4 (Ten4). This protein can guide ...

In mouse brain cells, and in follow-up work involving worms and human cortical neurons, the team found that many axons ...

The odor receptors in the nose are not distributed at random but organized in a precise spatial pattern, two new studies ...