Distribution of Ranvier nodes along myelinated axons is a critical determinant of conduction velocity, significantly influencing spike arrival timing and hence neural circuit function. The patterns of ...

The researchers concluded that "myelin seems to act as an energy source when other brain nutrients are depleted during endurance exercise, and that further research is needed to establish how ...

Myelin is a fatty substance that surrounds and insulates nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord, forming a sheath that facilitates the rapid ... However, animal studies have hinted at a dual ...

The NFL finally found a change to the kickoff formation that it likes. But the league apparently doesn’t like it enough. Four weeks ago today, Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay said changes ...

On Thursday, the Pitt Panthers were in full pads for the third time among spring practice sessions. Today, they'll take on the challenge of a spring scrimmage, the most significant and physical ...

A new docuseries is putting the world of child influencers under a magnifying glass. "Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing," a three-part series, premiered April 9 on Netflix and has ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Number 13 is widely considered unlucky. But yesterday it would prove highly favourable as Fremantle’s 13-minute burst in the ...

And, interestingly, it was only specific areas of the brain where myelin dramatically thinned; elsewhere, the axon sheaths were untouched. And even though this myelin known as myelin water ...