The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from trauma, stroke, or disease—they rarely grow back. Scientists have been ...

A new stem cell treatment may offer hope for Parkinson's disease. Keck Medicine of USC is investigating a unique therapy that ...

PhD students in the Neuroscience Graduate Program of Rowan-Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (Department of Neuroscience at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine ...

Brain damage caused by blocked blood vessels may be treatable using injections of stem cells, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Zurich and the University of Southern ...

In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment, and ...

It's as crazy as it sounds. The post A Startup Has Been Quietly Pitching Cloned Human Bodies to Transfer Your Brain Into ...

Illustration showing a transplanted nerve cell (gold) using its internal compass (code) to find its partner nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord (green). Some parts of our bodies bounce back from ...

The cerebellum, often called the little brain, plays a much bigger role in language processing than once believed. Located at the base of the brain, the cerebellum has long been thought to be mainly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The study is led by Professor Daniel Tornero (left) and researcher Alba Ortega , from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences ...

In a magical scene towards the end of 2007 film "Ratatouille," notoriously harsh food critic Anton Ego is instantly transported back in time, his childhood memories revived by a spoonful of the film's ...