This fatty sheath surrounds the brain's nerve fibers. It helps with the efficient transmission of neural messages. Myelin, far from being just a ... expenditure is necessary to maintain constant ...

Intense endurance workouts can make your brain "eat" its own fat! But don’t worry—it bounces back in two months.

A new study reveals that inflammation during pregnancy may impair neurodevelopment in infants by reducing CD11c-positive ...

Researchers uncover a surprising side effect of marathon running—temporary loss of brain myelin—hinting that the brain may burn its own insulation for energy during extreme physical stress.

Microglia dysfunction and cell death in the brain not only paralleled vascular inflammation, but also marked sites of damage to synapses and myelin sheaths that play a crucial role in neuronal ...

Resilience relies on the brain’s ability to regulate emotion, adapt, and recover. Myelin plasticity helps speed up and stabilize resilient brain responses. Genes like FKBP5 and BDNF affect how people ...

Microglia are brain-resident macrophages playing pivotal roles in CNS development and homeostasis. Yet, the cellular and molecular basis governing microglia maintenance ...

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los ...