A 23-year-old's seizures broke his spine. A stem cell implant into his brain stopped them. This story is part of a series on ...

Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the ...

A group of Chinese researchers has created a robot with a brain made of human stem cells. The technology is technically a "brain-on-a-chip," and the researchers have been working to train the robot to ...

Leslie M. Thompson, Donald Bren Professor of psychiatry and human behavior as well as neurobiology and behavior at the University of California, Irvine, has received an $11,999,933 grant from the ...

A new paper looks outside this brain region and reviews the various brain pathways that meet in the brain stem to control feeding behavior, using a technique that offers an unbiased look at the ...

An international research team involving the German Primate Center—Leibniz Institute for Primate Research (DPZ), Hannover ...

He said that the bullet which entered above Hadi’s left ear and exited through the right side has damaged his brain stem ...

The discovery of a new type of stem cell in the brain could usher in better treatments for the deadliest brain tumor. UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that's capable of ...

TNA wrestling star Joe Doering is battling brain a brain tumor for a third time. The 43-year-old’s sister-in-law, Mandy Banh, ...

The cerebellum, one of three main parts that make up your brain, is responsible for coordinating movement and balance. Also known as the “little brain,” it plays a vital role in language and attention ...