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Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·June 7, 2026·9 min read

Microglial State Transitions Dictate Alzheimer’s

A new study identifies a critical microglial state transition that determines whether pathology progresses toward clinical dementia.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 3, 2026·10 min read

Cortisol Pathway Discovered to Close Early Brain Plasticity

A new study reveals that the stress hormone cortisol plays a critical role in closing early-life brain plasticity windows.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 23, 2026·8 min read

Astrocyte Sodium Levels Vary to Match Local Synaptic Needs

A new study upends decades of neuroscientific dogma by proving that sodium concentrations vary drastically within individual astrocytes and across their sub-cellular processes.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 25, 2026·10 min read

Astrocytes Identified as Key Target for Treating Fragile X Syndrome

A new study identifies astrocytes as a crucial therapeutic target for Fragile X syndrome, offering hope for treating seizures and sensory issues.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·April 22, 2026·9 min read

Astrocytes Build Long-Range Communication Networks in the Brain

Neuroscientists have discovered a secret second network in the brain. AI-mapped astrocyte webs connect distant brain regions, challenging 100 years of neuron-centric theory.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 9, 2026·8 min read

Astrocytes Perfect Movement in Late Adolescence

Scientists reveal that star-shaped astrocytes are the secret to why we get more coordinated as we reach adulthood.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 24, 2026·7 min read

Dopamine Signals Astrocytes to Sculpt the Brain

Neurons write the draft, but astrocytes edit the circuit. Scientists discover how star-shaped brain cells use dopamine signals to prune synapses and master new motor skills.

This is an AI representation of astrocytes in the amygdala.

Neuroscience

·February 20, 2026·7 min read

Astrocytes Discovered as Architects of Fear Memory

Star-shaped astrocytes have been unmasked as the master controllers behind how your brain learns—and unlearns—fear.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·October 15, 2025·6 min read

Astrocytes, Not Neurons, Hold the Key to Emotional Memory

New research reveals that astrocytes — not neurons — are responsible for stabilizing emotional memories by re-engaging during recall. After an emotionally intense event, such as fear, specific astrocytes become biologically tagged with adrenoreceptors, making them responsive when the memory is later reactivated.

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·September 25, 2025·4 min read

Infant Brain Gene Regulator May Predispose Adults to Dementia

A new study reveals that the brain’s vulnerability to disorders like multiple sclerosis and dementia may begin in early life. Researchers identified a developmental “switch” in astrocytes, the brain’s support cells, governed by the NR3C1 gene.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 4, 2025·5 min read

Astrocyte Disruption Tied to Depression After Childhood Stress

Researchers have shown that astrocytes in the lateral hypothalamus play a pivotal role in how stress shapes behavior, particularly after early-life adversity. In mice, stress led to smaller, less branched astrocytes and abnormal orexin neuron activity, with sex-specific patterns in activity levels.

This shows a Brain surrounded by glial cells.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 1, 2025·6 min read

New Drug Targets Brain Glial Cells to Reverse PTSD Symptoms

A new study reveals that astrocyte-derived GABA, not neuronal activity, plays a central role in PTSD by impairing the brain’s ability to extinguish traumatic memories. Researchers found this excess GABA originates from the enzyme MAOB in astrocytes and disrupts fear regulation in the medial prefrontal cortex.

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astrocytes

Microglial State Transitions Dictate Alzheimer’s

Cortisol Pathway Discovered to Close Early Brain Plasticity

Astrocyte Sodium Levels Vary to Match Local Synaptic Needs

Astrocytes Identified as Key Target for Treating Fragile X Syndrome

Astrocytes Build Long-Range Communication Networks in the Brain

Astrocytes Perfect Movement in Late Adolescence

Dopamine Signals Astrocytes to Sculpt the Brain

Astrocytes Discovered as Architects of Fear Memory

Astrocytes, Not Neurons, Hold the Key to Emotional Memory

Infant Brain Gene Regulator May Predispose Adults to Dementia

Astrocyte Disruption Tied to Depression After Childhood Stress

New Drug Targets Brain Glial Cells to Reverse PTSD Symptoms

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