Loneliness can reprogram the brain in ways that push alcohol consumption, reports a new preclinical study led by Northwestern ...

Loneliness can reprogram the brain in ways that increase alcohol consumption, according to a new preclinical study led by ...

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how astroglia—cells that support the functioning of the brain—can be reprogrammed into cells resembling interneurons. The research, published in Science ...

Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the ...