neuroscience

Researchers developed a novel protein fiber that tracks transcriptional events over time in living cells. This could shine a light on gene regulation during development or after cellular perturbations.

During development, neurons trim hundreds of excess axons in an intricately coordinated destructive process.

A neuropeptide suppressed feeding in two evolutionarily distant species, suggesting that hunger regulation may go back to the roots of the tree of life.

Brain-like tissue grown in a dish mimics critical periods for development and reveals how it can go wrong.

Scientists established an epigenetic mouse model for glioma, providing insight into how epigenetics can initiate cancer.

Data from a highly resilient individual guided researchers to new potential therapeutic targets.

This year’s Breakthrough Prizes honor advances in CAR T cancer therapies, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s disease.

First developed in 2013, a fluorescent indicator has evolved to enable precise glutamate tracking.

Researchers took a mind-bending trip to understand the connections between psychedelic compounds produced by fungi, plants, and humans.

The transcriptional profiles in the brains of prairie voles changed after a long breakup, revealing a molecular shift that might help them cope with the loss of a partner.

The sea slug has helped scientists in their quest to understand how neurons encode memories.

Psychedelics are evolutionarily ancient compounds produced by fungi, plants, and microbes. Humans also synthesize psychedelics. Researchers want to know how and why.

To support thousands of incoming connections, neurons use sophisticated transportation networks for delivering mRNA to faraway regions.

Technological advancements over the last two decades transformed volume electron microscopy, improving usability, resolution, and throughput.