The axon initial segment (AIS) is where nerve signals begin, and its adaptability is key to brain function. Scientists have found that the AIS changes in response to activity levels, helping neurons ...

Drugs targeting amyloid plaques have failed to show efficacy in clinical trials. A new approach is needed to tackle AD ...

In this tech age optimum brain health is more important than ever. But as we age we all have to face the grim reality of ...

The semiconductor sensor developed by Toyohashi University enables real-time visualization of neurotransmitter and ion ...

The screened anti-CD70 scFvs were inserted into a CAR structure ... incubated with the membrane protein-expressing HEK-293T cells. After incubation, the cells were washed with PBS and analyzed by flow ...

A new study shows how an anticancer drug triggers an “outside in” signal that gets it sucked into a cancer cell. The work, published Jan. 29 in Nature Communications, reveals a new signaling mechanism ...

A new study shows how an anticancer drug triggers an "outside in" signal that gets it sucked into a cancer cell.

The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...

Water-filled vacuoles provide the inner pressure plant cells need for structural support. However, damage to the plant’s cell ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is present in >10% of all people admitted to critical care and is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Despite more than half a century since its ...

New research details the subcellular structures in neurons that enable signals to be transmitted from where they are received at specific sites on dendrites to the decision-making cell body located ...