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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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NOV 18, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes there are slightly different versions of genes, such as the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. The APOE4 variant in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A map of 139,205 neurons and over 50 million synapses in the brain of an adult fruit fly / Image courtesy: Tyler Sloan,
...
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Carmen Leitch
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Immunology
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...
Written By:
Greta Anne
SEP 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
With powerful tools that sequence the genes that are being expressed in individual cells, scientists have gained new ins
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2024
Immunology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and spinal cord limiting movement, vision, and others. Known as an autoimmune
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
AUG 23, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
While human bodies are very similar to one another, there are myriad variations that make each of us unique. This even c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
As the human body is developing, cells have to differentiate and specialize into certain specific types of cells, so the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2024
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUN 27, 2024
Cancer
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...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 20, 2024
Immunology
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic brain disorder that leads to abnormal brain functions and can affect the nervous
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 28, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
While some genes have been linked to specific disorders, it may not always be clear how changes in those genes can lead
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2024
Neuroscience
The researchers employed volume electron microscopy (EM), which allowed for reconstructing every cellular component and
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAY 03, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Cells are defined by the genes they express; protein-coding genes are carefully regulated so that the correct proteins w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
About sixty percent of the genomes of human beings and bananas are similar. So does that mean we are bananas? Well, not
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
In motor neuron disease, the nerve cells that control muscle movement degenerate and die. One form of MND is Amyotrophic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has suggested that two processes that are usually thought of as harmful: DNA damage and inflammation, may ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch