The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

It also reminds us that there’s sometimes some truth to be found in our old sayings, as Lippincott-Schwartz pointed out: “Einstein said that when he uses his brain, it is like he is using a muscle, ...

Alzheimer’s disease — which affects an estimated 7 million Americans — is notoriously difficult to detect, especially in its ...

By employing a novel technique to examine how carbohydrates modify proteins, scientists have found that gut bacteria can ...

New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in the world. Blunt force trauma to the brain, often from a bad fall or traffic accident, accounts for the deaths ...

Microplastic dust lingers in our liver, kidney, blood, and reproductive cells. As their levels build up, microplastics stress normal ... A recent preprint analyzing donated brain tissue from deceased ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Immune therapy has transformed how cancer is treated, but many tumors continue to evade these treatments, thanks to their ...

Researchers combined animal models, human brain tissue, and molecular analysis to uncover a connection between Alzheimer's ...