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The human brain has more than 170 billion cells. A newly published atlas offers the most detailed maps yet of the location, structure and, in some cases, function of more than 3,000 types of brain cells. The atlas could help scientists understand what makes humans unique in the animal kingdom and the roles different brain cells play in disease. Science correspondent Jon Hamilton talks to host Regina G. Barber about the findings from this new map, a product of the NIH's BRAIN initiative. Pl...

Thousands of Citizens Property Insurance policyholders in Florida are getting offer letters to leave for the private market.

Citizens Property Insurance sent letters to policyholders with offers to switch to a private insurer. The deadline to respond is Tuesday, Oct. 10. Here's what to do.

Many other risky variants remain undetected—and that’s partly because study populations have been predominantly white.

Jon Hamilton is a correspondent for NPR's Science Desk. Currently he focuses on neuroscience and health risks.

A tiny bit of electricity can boost the memory of some people with a traumatic brain injury. Continue reading to learn more.

Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a failed rebellion in Russia. Activists in Atlanta hold a week of action against a police training facility. An Alzheimer's drug could be approved soon, but hurdles remain.

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant full approval to the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab by July 6. But access to the drug may still be limited.

Robber got the jewels. thats because he was put in the back of the police car, and never got back inside the house again. >> and finally there was the story told by blood. the medical examiner had determined that susan had been strangled with two neckties, but her fatal injuries came from being bludgeoned by a blunt object, a murder object never found. investigators had to interpret the blood evidence left behind. and for that, they hired a bloodstain expert named ross gardner. >> this was a rel...

For parents of teenagers, adolescence can be challenging, but to a brain scientist it's a time of breathtaking development. And it's a "window of opportunity" on the way to becoming an adult.