Microglia are a specialized type of immune cell that accounts for about 10% of all cells within the brain and spinal cord.

Microglia — immune cells in the brain and spinal cord — play crucial roles in keeping the brain healthy, including helping ...

This part of the human brain is similar to animals of lower order and has not changed much with evolution. The brain stem contains vital structures including the medulla oblongata which controls ...

“It opens up a whole new era of human neuroscience ... in the project lie in the deeper regions of the brain, such as the brain stem that leads to the spinal cord. The researchers found ...

Stem cell pioneers John B ... “This opens up research on how the human brain works,” said Hartung, who is also the codirector of the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing in Europe.

In work that could boost our understanding of brain disorders and enable discovery of new drugs to treat them, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine transplanted human brain tissue ...

Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections, according to new research. It's part of an effort to better study human ...

The human brain, as the seat of mental life ... including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs of cranial ...

Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new Yale-led study shows that, early in development, molecular "traffic cops ...

Researchers first grew brain organoids from human pluripotent stem cells over a decade ago, but for many years cultivation was limited to two-dimensional samples that limited their functionality.

A new model suggests that astrocytes might be used in computation, coordinating with neurons and connecting synapses in ...