Researchers, led in part by University of Nevada, Reno’s Meet Zandawala, identify specific clock neurons that govern daily ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new insights into how neurofilaments act like Velcro in neurodegenerative ...

Fruit flies, known for their love of fruit, have another surprising interest: riding on a carousel. Research by scientists in ...

Fruit flies, known for their affinity for fruit, have unveiled another interest – riding on a carousel. Research by ...

This important study offers a molecular characterization of neurons and glia in the adult nervous system of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The study focuses on the progeny of a specific set of ...

The blood–brain barrier acts as a strict control point for what can enter the brain, and is created by tight junctions between endothelial cells lining blood vessels, astroyctic endfeet and a ...

Chinese scientists have made a significant leap in understanding the human brain's complex structure, revealing the intrinsic link between genetic characteristics and the organization of neural ...

A further milestone in the scientific career of Drosophila was the awarding of the Nobel Prize ... via the way in which odours and visual stimuli are processed in the brain to ageing mechanisms. The ...

Cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) interrupts circulation, causing brain cells to start dying in less than five minutes of the brain going without needed oxygen in the blood. The ...

This important study identifies a new key factor in orchestrating the process of glial wrapping of axons in Drosophila ... dorsal midline using dissection scissors and stretched out with four needles.

OCEARCH, a non-profit research organization, uses satellite tags attached to sharks' dorsal fins to track their movements. Data collected from tagged sharks like Contender helps researchers better ...