Ben Barres recast glial cells from supporting actors to star performers, crucial for synaptic plasticity in the brain and for preventing neurodegenerative disorders.

A new study confirms reports of membrane-bound RNA molecules and points to their role in neutrophil migration.

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.

Scientists confirm that astrocytes are involved in regulating molecular and behavioral circadian rhythms in mice. 

Meritxell Huch tackled her pipedream of growing three-dimensional pancreatic tissue in a dish.

A double gene-transfer therapy transformed the non-neuronal cells into rod photoreceptors in the retinas of animal models of congenital blindness.

A method for culturing the infectious stage of the Plasmodium lifecycle could increase malaria vaccine production efficiency by tenfold, study authors say.

Researchers and pharma companies have tried to attack this disease by reducing amyloid plaques, but inflammation may be the real culprit.

To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.

Immune-like cells in the central nervous system are now recognized as key participants in the creation and maintenance of persistent pain.