For decades, scientists have focused on amyloid plaques—abnormal clumps of misfolded proteins that accumulate between neurons ...

Women possess two X chromosomes, one of which is usually "silent." This latter chromosome, long considered inactive in women, ...

For more than a century, axons — the slender arms of brain cells — have been depicted as uniform tubes. These structures are responsible for transmitting information across neurons.

The ligand Netrin mediates axon guidance through a combination of haptotaxis over short distances and chemotaxis over longer distances.

Schwann cells, which are also known as neurolemmocytes, provide the myelin sheath that protects the axons of nerve cells. Schwann cells become active immediately after an injury and transform into ...

Sheng and colleagues now demonstrate the importance of syntaphilin (SNPH) for mitochondrial docking within axons and for synaptic plasticity. SNPH has previously been linked to presynaptic ...

Indeed, analysis of the glass using a scanning electron microscope revealed neurons, axons, and other neural structures. It’s strikingly similar to the processes by which researchers are ...

In some circumstances, remyelination fails, leaving the axons and even the entire neuron vulnerable to degeneration.