How the gut triggers lasting pain in common conditions
A global research collaboration has revealed how certain gut cells switch on pain signals, which can linger long after the ...
BioTechniques1d
Mitochondria of memory: the mitochondrial process supporting social recognition
Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...
Science Daily1d
Meet the newly discovered brain cell that allows you to remember objects
Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...
eLife14d
Intraflagellar transport protein IFT172 contains a C-terminal ubiquitin-binding U-box-like domain involved in ciliary signaling
Our findings suggest a novel dual role for IFT172 in both structural support within IFT trains and regulation of ciliary ubiquitination and signaling pathways, providing new insights into the ...
verywellhealth17d
Types of Neurons and Their Function
Myelinated neurons transmit electrical signals more quickly than the unmyelinated nerves in the body ... Relay interneurons: These interneurons have long axons and connect different neurons and ...
eLife25d
Sex-specific attenuation of photoreceptor degeneration by reserpine in a rhodopsin P23H rat model of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa
The representative images were taken from dorsal retina, 1000 µm away from the optic nerve. The scale bar represents 20 µm ... (43), with wild-type Long Evans rats purchased from Charles River. For ...
Medical Xpress26d
Gardenia plants may hold chemical key to regenerating diseased human nerves
The plant has long been prized by herbalists ... derived from the gardenia plant called Cape jasmine, can prompt nerve regeneration. Neurons damaged and stunted by disease find new life in ...
The Desert Sun29d
Numerous fires in Southern California fray residents' nerves. How long do wildfires last?
Yet there’s not an easy answer to how long wildfires last. “There’s no certain metrics of saying, ‘We expect it to be out in 14 days based on these conditions,’ because it’s hard to ...
USA Today29d
'SNL50' docuseries looks back on nerve-racking cast auditions, writers and 'more cowbell'
NBC's archetypal comedy program "Saturday Night Live" should have died in 1985, a decade after a volcanic debut that launched stars such as John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner.