This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

Researchers at Columbia University have discovered a unique group of neurons in the mouse brain that command the animal to ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

As the U.S. population ages, more adults are developing thinking and memory problems, called mild cognitive impairment. Scientists have been looking for ways to prevent or delay this type of ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, memory, and social ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating.

As well as being essential in the precise packaging of DNA into the space of the nucleus, histone proteins are also the site ...

Scratching an itchy rash worsens inflammation by triggering pain-sensing neurons and activating mast cells, creating a ...