Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for ...

Drastic cuts to NIH will halt brain research on the cusp of transformational treatments. These setbacks could derail future cures in ways that we may not be able to recover from for decades.

Gene delivery systems can target specific brain cells, a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The ambiguity and eleventh-hour funding decisions at the brain banks are indicative of a larger phenomenon the NIH-funded research ecosystem is grappling with as Trump reconsiders its work.

Budgeted spending for NIH BRAIN Initiative has plunged by more than half, from $680 million in 2023 to $320 million this year ...

“Now, with innovative mapping tools – made possible by the NIH BRAIN Initiative – researchers can study how aging affects much of the whole brain.

Key Areas of Funding in NIH’s FY25 Budget Cancer Moonshot Initiative One of the standout elements of NIH’s FY25 budget is the allocation of $2.16 billion to the Cancer Moonshot initiative.

In 2014, the NIH BRAIN Initiative supported several Cell Census pilot projects. Within a year of receiving their grants, some teams showed that by using high-throughput, single cell genetic analysis ...

San Diego researchers working with a global consortium are starting to understand what cells comprise the human brain and how they work.

“The NIH is making an important investment in uncovering one of the most important features of brain anatomy—its wiring diagram, or how neurons are set up to talk to each other.

The NIH has awarded nearly $10 million to two scientists at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine for research projects that aim to shed light on the development of the brain’s cellular ...