Two Types. Confocal microscopy reveals α-synuclein (green) and lipids (red) in three adjacent inclusions (left and right). The white arrows point to Type I inclusions loaded with lipids. Blue ...

To address the unmet need for a cure for RTT, the therapeutic potential of adult Neural Precursor Cells (NPCs) was ...

This manuscript describes the impact of modulating signaling by a key regulatory enzyme, Dual Leucine Zipper Kinase (DLK), on hippocampal neurons. The results are interesting and will be important for ...

Different cell types have varying survival times. For example, in humans, white blood cells die between 60 and 86 hours after ...

A protein called torsinA plays a key role in the early development of neurons, determining where nuclear pores are placed in the membrane that encloses the nucleus of nerve cells, a study led by UT ...

Scientists have established the existence of a “third state” which lies beyond the traditional boundaries of life and death.

Researchers join forces in a consortium called SSPsyGene with the joint goal of characterizing the genetic origins of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders (NPD) focusing on 250 selected ...

Research on the visual patterns that foreshadow migraines may reveal clues on how painful headaches arise from the brain even ...

Proteomic analysis of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) identifies CD9 and CD81 as major positive regulators of TNT formation.

In neuroscience, the term 'active zone' is used to refer to a specialized area in the presynaptic membrane of synapses (i.e., ...