The communication between the brain and bodily organs is fundamental to emotion regulation and overall mental health. The ...

PSCAN, a novel imaging technique that enables high-resolution, minimally invasive observation of the brainstem’s nucleus ...

Studies have also shown that reward-generating areas of the brain—such as the nucleus accumbens, where dopamine signals originate—may be underactive in depression. How does nerve cell ...

Anyone who's been pleasantly surprised that they can still ride a bike or swim laps after a long hiatus might surmise that ...

A protein was created where TDP-43 was fused to the SUMO2 protein and these fusion proteins were expressed in cells with or ...

This skin-nerve cell link could inform research on nervous system ... an advanced tissue processing system that streamlines critical sample preparation steps for single cell sequencing, single nucleus ...

They don't have a nucleus, allowing more space to carry oxygen. They are a flat disc shape with dips on both sides (biconcave) which gives them a large surface area. Nerve cells are thin and long ...

Dopamine receptors bind dopamine, insulin receptors bind insulin, nerve growth factor receptors ... Some exist deep inside the cell, or even in the nucleus. These receptors typically bind to ...

If the protein TDP-43 is defective inside a nerve cell it can form neurotoxic aggregates, which are the cause of the ...