Young and his team first confirmed that the proteins play several key roles in ensuring that synaptic vesicles which contain ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists found that silencing a single overactive enzyme in the brain reversed early damage caused ...

Neurons are connected to each other and tissues so that they can communicate messages; however, they do not physically touch — there is always a gap between cells, called a synapse. Synapses can ...

Cellular communication between neurons within our brain is complex and busy, much like a USPS mailroom.To keep things running ...

How SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to neurological symptoms, and how the virus gains access to neurons, is unclear. When infecting other cells, the virus binds to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 ...

Successfully treating type 2 diabetes may involve focusing on brain neurons, rather than simply concentrating on obesity or insulin resistance, according to a study published today in the Journal ...

The virus is therefore able to penetrate neurons despite the fact that they are ... It paves the way for further research on the role of cell-to-cell communication in the spread of SARS-CoV-2.