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Neurons
Neurons: A nerve cell that receives and sends electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron receives electrical input signals from sensory cells (called sensory neurons) and from other neurons. The neuron sends electrical output signals to muscle neurons (called motoneurons or motor neurons) and to other neurons. A neuron that simply signals another neuron is called an interneuron.
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SEP 30, 2022Health & Medicine
A highly empathic person tends to help a person in need willingly, but what about those individuals with low empathy? A ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 29, 2022Neuroscience
A new study conducted by a research team at Children's National Hospital examined how the body’s internal cloc ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 29, 2022Neuroscience
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Scientists have been searching for an answer to the question of what makes us human for decades. Many have looked to our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2022Neuroscience
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A recent study found that food insecurity affects brain development in mice. University of California Berkeley researche ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
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Researchers found that mice more consistently experience antidepressant effects from ketamine when administered by men a ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 11, 2022Neuroscience
Nearly every type of cell in the human body carries a little antenna-like structure called a cilium, which can serve var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2022Neuroscience
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Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the gradual breakdown of neurons in the brain. The disor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2022Neuroscience
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Researchers examined genetic and life course factors that may contribute to a “cognitive reserve” that prote ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 16, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
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ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2022Neuroscience
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Quick identification and intervention is critical in successfully treating a stroke. During a stroke, blood supply to th ...Written By: Zoe Michaud
SEP 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
A highly empathic person tends to help a person in need willingly, but what about those individuals with low empathy? A
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 29, 2022
Neuroscience
A new study conducted by a research team at Children's National Hospital examined how the body’s internal cloc
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 29, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers at the CUNY Graduate Center Initiative for the Theoretical Sciences conducted a study on the mystery of the
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 27, 2022
Neuroscience
Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, which occurs when the brain's supply of oxygen and blood is blocked for a period of time,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been searching for an answer to the question of what makes us human for decades. Many have looked to our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2022
Neuroscience
There are important neural circuits in the hypothalamus that help us sense our own hunger and when we feel full after a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2022
Neuroscience
A recent study found that food insecurity affects brain development in mice. University of California Berkeley researche
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are beginning to reveal the secrets of the long, repetitive sequences in the human genome that were once writ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers found that mice more consistently experience antidepressant effects from ketamine when administered by men a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Nearly every type of cell in the human body carries a little antenna-like structure called a cilium, which can serve var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in Current Biology found that fruit flies have internal sensors, or “absolute heat” recept
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
What sets humans apart from other animals? One primary difference is language; reading, writing, and speaking enable us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2022
Neuroscience
The old adage says that most things are safe in moderation. But new research has shown that just one alcoholic drink can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Stem cells hold tremendous potential, because they can specialize into any type of cell. During development, stem cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2022
Neuroscience
Trending phrases like “hustle culture” and “grind culture” imply that individuals will only be s
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the gradual breakdown of neurons in the brain. The disor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2022
Neuroscience
Our bodies have several systems branching through them, like veins, arteries, and neurons. In the brain, neurons g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2022
Health & Medicine
Chronic pain caused by illness or injury affects millions of people. Arthritis pain alone affects more than 50 million A
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 16, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers examined genetic and life course factors that may contribute to a “cognitive reserve” that prote
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 16, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Terazosin, a drug currently approved to treat high blood pressure and enlarged prostate, may also be able to treat ALS.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2022
Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2022
Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Science, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have pr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 04, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Quick identification and intervention is critical in successfully treating a stroke. During a stroke, blood supply to th
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud