Transforming growth factor (TGF)-α is neurotrophic for midbrain dopaminergic neurons in vitro. Here I investigated whether a null mutation in the TGF-α gene affects the normal development or ...

What is an arachnoid cyst? Arachnoid cysts are the most common type of brain cyst. They are often congenital, or present at birth (primary arachnoid cysts). Head injury or trauma can also result in a ...

Cerebrovascular disease typically manifests with stroke, cognitive impairment, or both. Vascular cognitive impairment refers to all forms of cognitive disorder associated with cerebrovascular disease, ...

Women with early onset of periods, and later menopause -- which means a longer reproductive span -- can have a healthier brain ageing in life, according to a study.. The study showed how a woman ...

A Texas woman died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from tap water used to clear out her sinuses.. The 71-year-old, who was not identified, fell ill within four days of using a nasal ...

Two weeks after agreeing to be bought out by Sanofi, Vigil Neuroscience’s monoclonal antibody iluzanebart failed a Phase II study for a rare brain disorder and its development is being discontinued..

全脑成像技术捕捉到令人惊讶的发现：毫无关联的kmt5b和hdlbpa基因突变，竟导致近乎相同的脑活动图谱——丘脑(thalamus)和中脑(mesencephalon)区域活动显著增强。更引人注目的是，17个基因中有7个突变造成大脑尺寸改变，其中3个基因特异性影响间脑(diencephalon)发育。

Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink has raised $650 million from investors in a new funding round, the company announced on Monday. Neuralink's implant, currently used by five patients ...

Over the past five or 10 years, methylene blue has come to be touted online as a so-called nootropic agent—a substance that enhances cognitive function. Vendors claim that it amps up brain ...

Delegates to a United Nations meeting on neurotechnology ethics have devised the first set of global guidelines on maintaining users’ privacy.

Imaging whole-brain activity revealed a near identical activity map for mutations in the unrelated genes kmt5b and hdlbpa, defined by increased activity mainly in the thalamus and mesencephalon.