But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders.

Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, their findings underscore the critical role of gene expression in the evolution and advanced functionality of the human brain. Each ...

Whoever thinks research is not exciting might be in for a surprise. In 2025, we could witness genetic decoding of the human brain, collect solar energy in space, and walk across a bridge built of ...

Language is humanity's most sophisticated high-level cognitive function, and deciphering speech from brain signals represents an exciting frontier in the evolution ... device in a human and ...

Evolution is about more than merely changing genes. “Differential gene expression is really how human brains evolved,” Yi said. Reference: Joshy D, Santpere G, Yi SV. Accelerated cell-type-specific ...

Research shows that human brain cells, particularly glial cells, exhibit higher levels of upregulated genes, enhancing neural plasticity and development. Oligodendrocytes, a glial cell type, play a ...

The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Dennis Joshy et al. 2024. Accelerated cell-type-specific regulatory evolution of the human brain. PNAS 121 (52): ...

Accelerated cell-type-specific regulatory evolution of the human brain, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2411918121 ...

Further studies on miniature models of human brains in a Petri dish suggested that HSV-1 infection could modulate levels of brain tau protein and regulate its function, a protective mechanism that ...