Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating autoimmune condition whereby neurons lose their myelin sheath leading to…
Category: Neuroscience
A glial cell that touches the heart
A new type of cell has been identified in the heart of several organisms, from the…
An ancient stress-related mechanism helps worms keep their cool
How an organism can sense and cope with warming temperatures is key for survival, particularly under…
A new type of neuron identified in familiar face recognition
It happens often. We see someone who reminds us of someone else we know, or we…
Broken heart, disconnected brain
Going through a break up is kind of traumatic. We all have felt it sometime, not…
How to treat Parkinson’s with astrocytes
Parkinson’s disease is characterized by neuronal loss in the brain’s substantia nigra region. What if another…
How to smell a smell that is actually not there
How can we experience a sensation that is not real? How to mimic a sensory stimulus…
Look at the heart’s brain in 3D
The brain could be said to be an ubiquitous organ. So much so, that in the…
A mutation could protect from familiar Alzheimer’s cognitive decline
A reported case study in a colombian woman, member of a family carriers of a mutation…
The art of forgetting: microglia eats memories away in mice
As important as remembering, it is forgetting. As Sherlock Holmes said the brain is like a…