Certain nerve cells in fruit flies with C9orf72 mutations show greater resistance to degeneration linked to frontotemporal dementia and ALS by more effectively clearing harmful protein waste.

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional ... bearing more than 200,000 cells including roughly 84,000 nerve cells, called neurons ...

called CAR T-cells, has kept a person free of a potentially fatal nerve tumour for a record-breaking 18 years. “This is, to my knowledge, the longest-lasting complete remission in a patient who ...

closeup presynaptic axon terminal, synaptic cleft, and dopamine-receiving nerve and dopamine-producing cells. Labeled diagram. Vector illustration for educational, biological, medical, and scientific ...

Most human nerve ... cell. Intriguingly, their lifespan remained a mystery. Until now. RNAs that last the whole life Hetzer and Co. set out to decipher that secret. Therefore, RNAs were labeled ...

The virus, which is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections, can infect nerve cells and trigger inflammation. A recent study has revealed why respiratory syncytial virus (RSV ...

Thought only to infect the respiratory tract, new research has proved for the first time that the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), very common in young children, can also penetrate nerve cells ...

A map of brain structures involved in keeping us awake could eventually help to improve people’s recovery following surgery or comas. Consciousness has two major components: wakefulness and ...

The research, conducted in mice and published March 1 in Nature, shows that bacteria exploit nerve cells in the meninges to suppress the immune response and allow the infection to spread into the ...

generated from embryonic stem cells, have been in development for several years and will now be transplanted into patients with Parkinson's to replace nerve cells lost due to the disease.

This finding centres on a molecule that plays a profound role in nerve cell development, and which is known to contribute to disease when it malfunctions. Previously it was thought that this ...

Scientists show that Schwann cells take over functions of immune cells in nerve healing. Similar mechanisms could prevent nerve tumors from growing. Schwann cells are known to protect and repair ...