A simple light-based method is uncovering hidden fiber networks inside the brain and body, even in tissue slides over 100 years old.

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New research uncovers over 1,300 genetic loci driving metabolic syndrome, revealing links to brain tissues and offering insights for tailored health strategies across populations. Study: Multivariate ...

Both for research and medical purposes, researchers have spent decades pushing the limits of microscopy to produce ever deeper and sharper images of brain activity, not only in the cortex but also in ...

Brain organoids, though often referred to as “mini brains,” are not truly human brains. But the concerns over these lab-grown brain tissues, especially when they are developed from human fetal tissues ...

Removing both of a woman's ovaries before natural menopause may reduce the integrity of white matter in their brains, scientists have found. For most women this operation, known as surgical menopause, ...

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Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall, cadaver ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...