Researchers developed a way to directly reprogram human glial cells into PV interneurons without passing through a stem‑cell stage.

A rare form of diabetes is emerging in the very first weeks of life, reshaping how doctors think about blood sugar disorders ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy, which results in recurring seizures and cognitive dysfunction, is associated with premature aging of ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy, which results in recurring seizures and cognitive dysfunction, is associated with premature aging of brain cells.

Clearing out “aged” brain cells dramatically reduced seizures and restored memory in a new epilepsy study.

Humans were isolated in southern Africa for about 100,000 years, which caused them to "fall outside the range of genetic variation" seen in modern-day people, a new genetic study reveals. The finding ...

Seizure control may take time—often a year or more—but most patients achieve it, bringing new hope for life with epilepsy. For millions of people living with ...

Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but not through war or murder alone. A new study suggests that when the two species interbred, a slow-acting genetic incompatibility increased ...

SEATTLE, WASH. — October 9, 2025 — In an exciting scientific first, researchers at the Allen Institute successfully designed a new gene therapy that reversed symptoms related to SYNGAP1-related ...