Salk scientists create human brain organoid model with abundant astrocytes to study stress and inflammation in neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s LA JOLLA (February 28, 2024)—The brain is ...

In the brain, synaptic plasticity - the ability to change neuronal connections over time - is fundamental to learning and memory. Traditionally, science has focused on nerve cells and their synapses.

The potential effects of astrocyte dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases are summarized in Figure 2. AD is characterized clinically by cognitive loss in two or more domains, including memory, ...

Neuronal death is the indisputable endgame of Alzheimer’s disease, but what does the killing, and how? To try to solve the mystery, researchers have staged increasingly complex crime scenes in ...

Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental health condition that negatively affects the mood of a person and causes a loss of interest in ...