Scientists have uncovered the intricate circuit cues behind neuronal cell maturation and migration, which is required for proper cognitive function. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a ...

Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell signaling mechanism that could transform our understanding of pain and lead ...

Small cell lung cancer cells that metastasize to the brain cozy up to neurons and form working electrical connections, called synapses, according to an upcoming study led by Stanford Medicine ...

New research has discovered that reducing levels of the STAUFEN-1 protein can prevent neuron death caused by DNA damage and ...

The researchers found that this process is triggered when a neuronal signal causes calcium to enter the dendrite through voltage-gated ion channel proteins, which are positioned at the contact sites.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a serious neurodegenerative disease largely affecting older adults. Apart from age, it also shows ...

Brain cells known as astrocytes play a prominent part in tuning the changes in neuronal activity that enable memories to be stored ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that targeting neuronal signaling controlling aberrant learning in the ...

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) professor Ko Jae-won and his research team have identified, for the first time in the world, the function of CASKIN2. This brain protein ...

A targeted drug therapy has shown potential to reverse cellular damage in Parkinson’s disease by regenerating critical brain structures and restoring neuron function, according to new findings from a ...