Motor neuron disease (MND), often referred to by the name of one of its varieties, ALS, is a degenerative condition that ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Harvard researchers have mapped and catalogued more than 70,000 synaptic connections from about 2,000 rat neurons, using a silicon chip capable of recording small yet telltale synaptic signals from a ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

In World War II, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the ...

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This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

A trial that will test a noninvasive device called MyoRegulator as a treatment for ALS was cleared to start enrolling ...

An Ayrshire man helped tee off £30,000 of vital funds for Motor Neurone Disease Scotland thanks to a charity golf day. And 56 ...

The cells are hybrids, part neuron and part glia, and are present in both glioma, a type of brain tumor, ... Sep. 3, 2024 — Researchers took a deep look at tumor samples from patients with ...

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