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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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JUN 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Devices that can stimulate deep regions of the brain have been in development as treatment options for disorders like ep ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders and a frequent cause of disability around the world, impacting an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The hippocampus is a region of the brain thought to play a role in many different neurological and psychiatric disorders ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain of the fruit fly may only be the size of a poppy seed, but it seems that it's capable of making prediction ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The US FDA has approved PharmaTher’s Investigational New Drug application to begin Phase 2 clinical trials for ket ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 21, 2021Neuroscience
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have found that the way neurons are connected within different brain region ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 20, 2021Microbiology
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek is a well-known pioneer in the field of microscopy. His research was so advanced, it took about 1 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The billions of neurons in the brain form a complex network, as shown in this image from CSHL scientists Xiaoyin Chen an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Neuroscience
The exact biological mechanisms behind psychosis, a condition that changes one’s perception of reality and often i ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 15, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California San Francisco have found that retinal scans can detect changes in blood ve ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of the sense of smell is a well-known symptom of COVID-19, and was common even in people that did not have many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A cell has many ways to control gene expression, one of which is the structure of the genome itself; active genes have t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are identifying more rare disorders because of advances in genetic sequencing technologies, which have made ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some genetic diseases are caused by inborn errors - genetic mutations that we're born with and that end up in every cell ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2021Neuroscience
In a new study, researchers have identified previously unknown attributes of human neurons after being given rare access ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now determined that an experimental stem cell therapy successfully repaired brain damage and improved m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Mouse models of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) have a challenge with learning as a result of dysfunctional neuronal systems ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that unlike cell types that are constantly replenishing themselves (like many types of blood cells, for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found that betaine, a dietary supplement found in sugar beets, reduces beh ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 16, 2021Cancer
New research published in Advanced Materials Technologies highlights a development in fighting glioblastoma. The study f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that in Alzheimer's disease, plaques form in the brain. But new research suggests that not al ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Right after birth, young animals go through a period in which they 'imprint,' or fixate on sights and smells that they'r ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Devices that can stimulate deep regions of the brain have been in development as treatment options for disorders like ep
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders and a frequent cause of disability around the world, impacting an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The hippocampus is a region of the brain thought to play a role in many different neurological and psychiatric disorders
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain of the fruit fly may only be the size of a poppy seed, but it seems that it's capable of making prediction
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The US FDA has approved PharmaTher’s Investigational New Drug application to begin Phase 2 clinical trials for ket
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 21, 2021
Neuroscience
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have found that the way neurons are connected within different brain region
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 20, 2021
Microbiology
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek is a well-known pioneer in the field of microscopy. His research was so advanced, it took about 1
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The billions of neurons in the brain form a complex network, as shown in this image from CSHL scientists Xiaoyin Chen an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Neuroscience
The exact biological mechanisms behind psychosis, a condition that changes one’s perception of reality and often i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 15, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California San Francisco have found that retinal scans can detect changes in blood ve
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of the sense of smell is a well-known symptom of COVID-19, and was common even in people that did not have many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A cell has many ways to control gene expression, one of which is the structure of the genome itself; active genes have t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are identifying more rare disorders because of advances in genetic sequencing technologies, which have made
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some genetic diseases are caused by inborn errors - genetic mutations that we're born with and that end up in every cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2021
Neuroscience
In a new study, researchers have identified previously unknown attributes of human neurons after being given rare access
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now determined that an experimental stem cell therapy successfully repaired brain damage and improved m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Mouse models of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) have a challenge with learning as a result of dysfunctional neuronal systems
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that unlike cell types that are constantly replenishing themselves (like many types of blood cells, for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found that betaine, a dietary supplement found in sugar beets, reduces beh
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 16, 2021
Cancer
New research published in Advanced Materials Technologies highlights a development in fighting glioblastoma. The study f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that in Alzheimer's disease, plaques form in the brain. But new research suggests that not al
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Right after birth, young animals go through a period in which they 'imprint,' or fixate on sights and smells that they'r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch