Researchers have discovered that free radicals generated at a specific site in non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes, ...

A key mechanism which detects when the brain needs an additional energy boost to support its activity has been identified in a study in mice and cells led by UCL scientists. The scientists say their ...

Scientists are experimenting with a novel approach to treating Alzheimer's disease in mice. They're using a drug that helps the brain make energy. NPR's Jon Hamilton says in a mouse, at least, the ...

A new study has pinpointed how the APOE4 gene variant sabotages the brain’s energy balance, blocking neurons from burning fat ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – An estimated 76,000 Oklahomans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, a number that has surged by 13% in just five years. Yet, despite the increasing need for effective treatments, ...

Fatty diets and obesity affect the structure and function of astrocytes 1, the star-shaped brain cells located in the striatum, a brain region involved in the perception of pleasure generated by food ...

Could one tiny little amino acid derivative make Alzheimer’s disease a whole lot worse? In the August 25 Science, researchers led by Katrin Andreasson, Stanford University School of Medicine, report ...

Brain cells named for stars are finally getting their time to shine. Three distinct studies, published May 15 in Science, show that astrocytes, once thought of as support cells, powerfully shape how ...

A team of researchers at KAIST has identified why some patients with bipolar disorder don't respond to lithium treatment, opening up the possibility of new treatment methods for the disorder. Bipolar ...

Bipolar disorder, also known as "manic-depressive illness," a brain disorder known to have afflicted the famous painter Vincent van Gogh, is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression ...