In a recently published review, researchers led by Prof. Wu Qingfeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences explored the ongoing process of neural ...

Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy lifting in the nervous system, it's the glia that provide nutrients, clean up waste ...

A new therapy offers hope for treating pediatric brain tumors, targeting cancer cells while minimizing side effects for young ...

The brain is an information-processing organ ... signals but still form an important part of the nervous system. Glial cells provide structural and other kinds of support to neurons and help ...

Traumatic brain injury, stroke, and degenerative diseases elicit complex pathogenic cascades involving glial cells such as astrocytes, microglia, and ...

New research by Yale has found an association between exposure to chemicals commonly used in firefighting and incidence of a ...

Despite substantial efforts, the molecular mechanisms by which 25-OHC affects glial cells in diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) remain unclear. Against this backdrop, a research ...