In the complex world of neuroscience, Huntington's disease remains a cruel mystery. It slowly strips away a person’s ability ...

University of Western Australia research reveals how cells convert physical exercise forces into energy production responses.

Rare blue proteins from cold-adapted microbes can serve as prototypes to design molecular on-off switches for cells ...

Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold ...

In the frozen reaches of the planet—glaciers, mountaintops, and icy groundwater—scientists have uncovered strange ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working ...

The neuron theory There was, however, a tissue that seemed to belie cell theory — nervous tissue. Because of its softness and fragility, it was difficult to handle and susceptible to deterioration.

Researchers have discovered that brain cells can break down fat stores to fuel their activity, challenging the long-held ...

Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold groundwater in Finland. As ...

A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that ...

This process enables the neuron to recover and recycle the membrane that is added to the plasma membrane during synaptic vesicle exocytosis.

In the Phase 2 MINDFuL trial of XProTM in patients with early Alzheimer's Disease (AD) with biomarkers of inflammation, the modified intent-to-treat ...