A breakthrough study published today in the Journal of Neuroscience sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of ...

An adult human body consists of some 37 trillion cells. Not so long ago, these were thought to come in 220 different types.

Researchers have discovered how a cell surface protein called Aplp1 can play a role in spreading material responsible ... Past studies on mice found Lag3 binds to alpha-synuclein proteins and spreads ...

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause ...

In addition to impairing movement and sensory functions, spinal cord injury (SCI) triggers complex pathophysiological responses, with the spatial dynamics of immune cells playing a key role. The ...