Researchers at the University of Lausanne have identified a novel role for the brain's "locus coeruleus" in sleep and its ...

including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs of cranial nerves, which link the brain directly to muscles and ...

Hence, specific treatments targeting tumor stem cells would be required. Glioblastoma is a highly vascularized, aggressive and diffusely infiltrating primary brain tumor that is rarely ...

To understand how human dopamine neurons might have adapted to cope with the demands of a large brain, Pollen and his colleagues grew versions of these cells in the lab. They combined stem cells ...

Thinking about numbers engages a brain region linked to fundamental functions, offering key insights for education and ...

Researchers at the University of Bergen have used advanced stem cell technology to develop mini-brains, also called brain ...

A groundbreaking study has used patient-derived stem cells to recreate a rare genetic form of autism in the lab.

They are the tiniest and most vulnerable of babies — born way too soon and much too small — but now Australian scientists may ...

"We believe that it is very likely that he is brain-stem dead," she said. A spokeswoman for Archie's family told the court his family was praying for miracles. Ella Carter told Mrs Justice ...

A new study from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Institut Curie reveals how stem cells sense and respond to their environment, with implications for inflammatory bowel disease and ...