Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy lifting in the ...

Neurons in this system were more active than those in 2D cell culture. As reported January 14 in Neuron, scientists led by first author Emmy Li, now at Stanford University, California, and Martin ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and ... category of cells that do not transmit electrical signals but still form an important part of the nervous system. Glial cells provide structural ...

Here, we highlight the complex molecular signaling that takes place in neurons, glial cells and the blood-brain barrier following ischemic insult. We also describe the evidence of TRPM2 ...

These three genes encode membrane proteins that transport different metabolites between brain cells, providing them with energy. In the brain, one way that neurons communicate with one another is ...

Maintenance of functional connectivity requires robust mechanisms for transporting proteins and organelles, in addition to mechanisms for local synthesis of proteins distant from the cell body ... in ...

New research on nematodes reveals how glial cells ... and respond to neuron damage. Published in Nature Communications, the study describes how two key proteins allow glial cells to actively ...