Axons surrounding amyloid plaques swell, but what goes wrong inside, and with what consequences, remains murky. Using high-resolution imaging techniques, scientists led by Jaime Grutzendler at Yale ...

Neurons are complex cells with dynamic morphogenesis involving the elongation of a developing process, called a neurite. Neurite outgrowth occurs in response to many stimuli and illnesses and is ...

Whether reeling from a sudden stroke or buckling under the sustained assault of Alzheimer's, the brain becomes inflamed, leading to cognitive problems and even death. Scientists have known for many ...

In the first large-scale proteomics study of its kind, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have mapped thousands of neuronal proteins to discover how they ...

Nerve cells communicate with one another via long processes known as axons and dendrites, or, more generally, neurites. During development, these processes first grow and form connections with other ...

A new article published in Science suggests fundamental differences of nerve net architecture that challenges our previous understanding on the evolution of nervous systems and how they transmit ...

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? The answer could lie in exceptional DNA. Scientists at UC San Francisco have found that parts of our chromosomes have ...