For more than a century, the story of the brain has been told as a tale of neurons, with every thought and memory traced to their electrical chatter. That narrative is now being rewritten as evidence ...

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them—signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces ...

Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell signaling mechanism that could transform our understanding of pain and lead ...

To think, feel, talk and move, neurons send messages through electrical signals in the brain and spinal cord. This intricate ...

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine, along with other collaborators, report that lung adenocarcinoma can engage nerve pathways that link the ...

Scientists have uncovered the intricate circuit cues behind neuronal cell maturation and migration, which is required for proper cognitive function. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a ...

CaMKII alters the plasma membrane's biochemical properties, changing the strength of the signal that is passed down the plasma membrane. This process continues from contact site to contact site all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Epithelial cells from finger skin stained pink. (Yaroslav Stepaniuk/Alamy Stock Photo) Neurons talk to one another using ...