Summary: Scientists have discovered that neural stem cells (NSCs) receive constant feedback from their daughter cells ... because it provides an entirely new framework for how to understand this ...

However, the human brain stem is fairly similar to that of mice, so it's likely that the same control mechanism occurs in our brains too, the study authors said. Different cell types in the brain ...

Microplastics have previously been identified in human blood, lungs, placentas, and breast milk. But “the idea that particles … can cross the blood-brain barrier is concerning,” said Almroth ...

Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal. Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to ...

The first ever recording of a dying human brain has revealed what happens right before we die, and it certainly makes for interesting viewing. Since experiencing something like this first hand is ...

TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Tiny microplastics are making their way into the human brain, and new research suggests the problem is getting worse. The new study, published Feb.

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent between 2016 and 2024, according to a new study Sarah Kuta Daily ...

These threads are so fine that they can't be inserted by human hand, according to Neuralink. The device records electrical signals sent between brain cells and wirelessly transmits it to Neuralink ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a new study. Overall ...

Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue ... Of course they’ve made their way into human tissue, he says. Earlier studies have found them in lungs ...

scan of the brain revealing blood vessels in the brain. A new study finds microplastics accumulate at higher levels in human brains than in the liver and kidneys. Microplastics, plastic particles ...