In virtually all persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in up to half of all cases of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia, a protein called TDP-43 is lost…
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Study identifies key neurons that maintain body temperature at 37°C in mammals — ScienceDaily
A research group at Nagoya University in Japan has reported that a group of neurons, called EP3 neurons, in the preoptic area of the brain play a key role in…
A new optogenetics-based tool allows researchers to control how neurons respond to electrical input — ScienceDaily
Nearly 20 years ago, scientists developed ways to stimulate or silence neurons by shining light on them. This technique, known as optogenetics, allows researchers to discover the functions of specific…
Researchers find neurons navigate the body in a way that is influenced by genes controlling blood vessel cells — ScienceDaily
When neurons involved in movement — called motor neurons — form, they must build connections that reach from the brain, brainstem, or spinal cord all the way to the head,…
Neurons made from Huntington’s disease patients’ skin cells shed light on cognitive decline — ScienceDaily
Huntington’s disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative condition, is caused by a genetic error present at birth, though its symptoms often don’t begin until middle adulthood. Scientists at Washington University School…
Pain-sensing gut neurons protect against inflammation — ScienceDaily
Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage by regulating the microbial community living in the intestines, according to a study from researchers at Weill…
Post-mortem brains of SuperAgers reveal significantly larger neurons in memory region — ScienceDaily
Neurons in an area of the brain responsible for memory (known as the entorhinal cortex) were significantly larger in SuperAgers compared to cognitively average peers, individuals with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease…
Advanced imaging reveals mired migration of neurons in Rett syndrome lab models — ScienceDaily
Using an innovative microscopy method, scientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT observed how newborn neurons struggle to reach their proper places in advanced human brain…
For neurons, where they begin isn’t necessarily where they end — ScienceDaily
The making of a human brain remains a mostly mysterious process that races from an embryonic neural tube to more than 100 billion interconnected neurons in the brain of a…