A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

How well our brain functions depends heavily on the performance of our nerve cells. That is why they are regularly checked for their proper function -- defective cell components are marked, disposed ...

In a major brain science breakthrough, New Orleans-based researchers and collaborators have discovered a nerve signaling mechanism that takes place outside the cell, flipping on a 'pain switch.' This ...

The human brain is not a fast-healing organ. Normally it doesn’t need to be as adult brain cells are stable and last for a ...

Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn as well as the ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that targeting a specific immune process ...

Alzheimer's disease is one of the world’s most prevalent brain disorders, being extremely difficult to treat. Alzheimer's affects millions of people globally, making it one of the most common ...

The average human cell contains roughly 10,000 different proteins. Existing as several to millions of copies in each cell, proteins mediate all manner of tasks, including chemical transformations, ...

Microneurography is a method that allows the researchers to listen to the nerve signalling in one nerve cell at a time. No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by ...