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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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APR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain injuries are common, costly, and difficult to treat. The brain damage that accompanies a significant traumatic bra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used the gar fish to learn more about the network of nerves that links our eyes to our brains. The gar i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been using genetic and computational tools to find small changes in the sequences of genes that are like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Patients of malignant brain tumors experience recurrences even after subsequent treatments. To address this issue, scien
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While this approach was tested on models of eye disorders, prelimary work suggested it also has potential as a dementia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research suggests that cannabinoids could help those who have an essential tremor — a nervous system (neurolog
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAR 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The brain is an organ that needs oxygen to survive, but it's been known that some brain cells can remain active afte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some brain diseases including mad cow disease and the human version Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Kuru, and fatal fam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that heart problems can lead to disruptions in gene activity in the memory c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2021
Microbiology
Most people know botulism as a nasty disease and botox as a wrinkle reducer that may cause a 'frozen' look if it's overu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2021
Immunology
Most organ systems are protected by a cavalry of immune cells present in the circulation—but not the brain. Consid
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is thought to affect almost ten percent of children in the United States
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Northwestern University identify the first compound that removes the ongoing degeneration of upper motor n
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 11, 2021
Neuroscience
A team of psychologists and physicists from Germany have found that variations in two messenger substances in the brain
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is thought to affect at least 264 million people of all ages worldwide, and the available treatment options d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) might be the most famous carnivorous plant; it can entice prey to land on its leaf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A protein called Gαo is found at high levels in the brain. Mutations in the gene that encodes Gαo cause dysfunctions in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from Canada have found that people with chronic depression who ultimately commit suicide have significantly
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The characteristics of a cell and an organism are largely due to the genes that they express. When genes are active, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
These variants can raise, or lower the risk of the disease, and now researchers have learned how they work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers have shown that enzymes working at the synapses of medium spiny neurons (MSN) are associated with drug-seeki
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon