The laboratory of Ege Kavalali, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, published a paper in Nature ...

Synapses are the connection points where neurons establish contact with each other to transmit information. For this ...

Synapses are subcellular microcompartments that ... and because its target glutamate receptors in the postsynaptic neuron are heavily enriched in specialized membrane structures that are directly ...

A new approach to Alzheimer's disease treatment could be on the horizon, inspired by a compound found in common herbs.

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the synapse—the site at which signals are passed between the brain cells. The nervous system ...

2). However, agrin itself is not necessary for the formation of neuron–neuron synapses. This has led to an intensive search for trans-neuronal inducers. Among the candidates are cadherins ...

The rate of development of poikilothermic animals, such as insects, fish, and reptiles, is determined by environmental temperature. A research team has recently demonstrated how temperature can affect ...

Boost Neuroscience is a “stealth” biotech company that has developed a proprietary synapse network platform based on the work of Nobel Laureate Dr. Thomas Südhof, M.D. Boost was spun out of ...

Our research investigates how these liquid-like properties contribute to the main function of the neuron in synaptic signaling. The synapse, a highly ordered and dynamic subcellular system ...