Although the brain represents only 2% of body weight, it consumes 20% of our energy. A recent study sheds light on the ...

Columbia scientists mapped brain mitochondria for the first time, revealing how energy shapes memory, mood, and mental health ...

Everything the brain does—from storing memories to interpreting sights to regulating emotions—requires energy, all produced ...

Hundreds of cubes of human brain tissue help scientists to chart the energy-making capabilities of various brain regions.

As the next step, with Dr. Sara Burke, director of UF’s Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory Clinical Translational Research ...

The first brain mitochondria map has been assembled by scientists in what could be the key to unraveling age-related brain ...

EPFL researchers use fruit fly brains and optogenetics to develop agile robotic systems, bridging neuroscience and advanced ...

Two new papers uncover IL-17 biology and add to growing evidence that cytokines can influence behavior during illness.

Physicians have long observed a mystifying phenomenon: After a bout of infection or an autoimmune disease flare-up, some ...

Immune molecules called cytokines play important roles in the body's defense against infection, helping to control ...

New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits, findings that may point to a new way to treat neurogenerative disorders.

California-based researchers have developed an AI-powered system to restore natural speech for paralyzed people in real time ...