Sitting above each kidney are two small endocrine glands about the size of walnuts. These are the adrenal glands, responsible ...

Astrocytes, once thought to be mere brain “support cells,” are now revealed to be key players in fear memory. Researchers found they actively help form, recall, and weaken fear responses by ...

Imagine a star-shaped cell in the brain, reaching out with long, thin extensions to surround nearby neurons. This cell is called an astrocyte. For ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which inherited calcium ...

An uncanny feeling of having lived a moment before, known as déjà vu, is explored by scientists. This sensation, often ...