This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks ...

New research published in the journal Disease Models & Mechanisms offers insights into how glial cells — the supportive cells ...

Our brains contain two main types of cells: neurons and glial cells. Although less well-known, glial cells actually make up 90% of brain cells. Their name comes from “glia” - Latin for “glue.” ...

The researchers used the AstroLight tool to label and manipulate astrocytes ... into the specialized role of this unique class of glial cells in motivation and cue-driven behaviors.

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that impaired glucose metabolism in glial cells, a type of cell in our nervous system, plays a key role in the degeneration caused by ...