Brain Cells
Hope and false hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
5 Oct 2023
Scientists have worked out how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease, but there's caution over starting the celebrations just yet. Audio
Why fruit flies, mosquitos are 'brainier' than people suspect
23 May 2021
Having trouble getting rid of fruit flies at home or in the office? Don't be surprised - they're 'brainer' than you think. Christopher Potter, associate professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins… Audio
New approach to fighting Alzheimer's?
4 Jun 2016
A new study suggests that the protein amyloid beta's bad reputation could be ill deserved. Although it's seen as the prime cause of the neurological knots and tangles found in the brains of… Audio
Using light and electricity to study individual brain cells
17 Mar 2016
Optogenetics uses light to target individual cells, and Peter Freestone is using it to better understand Parkinson's disease and the role of endocannabinoids in how brain cells communicate. Audio