With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.

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

A gene essential for information storage in the brain engages an autoregulatory feedback loop to consolidate memory.

This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments. 

George Church is at it again, this time using multiplex gene editing to create virus-proof cells, improve organ transplant success, and protect elephants.

Inactivating TAOK1 prompts tentacle-like protrusions to form all over a neuron’s surface, revealing the gene’s role in molding the membrane.

How to screen for toxicity using stem cells

To treat neurological disease, researchers develop techniques to bypass or trick the guardian of the central nervous system.

The Royal Society's annual science extravaganza packs some interesting stuff into 5 days of love and research.

Niacin, a form of vitamin B3 used to treat cardiovascular disease, helps immune cells in the brain fight neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s in mice models, according to recent studies. Researchers hope that human clinical trials will swiftly follow.