Peer-Reviewed Publication Marine Biological Laboratory image: Electron microscope image of a cryo-preserved axon shows details of its pearls-on-a-string nanomorphology. Credit: Quan Gan and Mitsuo Sugaview more Credit: Quan Gan and Mitsuo Suga WOODS HOLE, Mass. — In a provocative new study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons — the long,...
Tag: <span>Nerve cells</span>
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An overgrowth of nerve cells appears to cause lingering symptoms after recurrent UTIs
by Duke University Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA perplexing problem for people with recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) is persistent pain, even after antibiotics have successfully cleared the bacteria. Now Duke Health researchers have identified the likely cause—an overgrowth of nerve cells in the bladder. The finding, appearing March 1 in the journal Science Immunology,...
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Pharmacological inhibitor protects nerve cells in ALS disease
Heidelberg neurobiologists successfully test novel drug principle in a mouse model and in brain organoids of ALS patientsPeer-Reviewed Publication HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY A new pharmacological inhibitor can intervene in a central cell death mechanism that is responsible for the death of motor neurons and hence important for the progression of the motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral...
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RSV found to infect nerve cells & may cause inflammatory nerve damage
By Paul McClure Researchers have found that RSV, very common in children, can also infect and damage nerve tissue Depositphotos 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 directly, triggering excessive inflammation and...
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RSV shown to infect nerve cells, cause inflammation and damage
by Tulane University Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public DomainRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection in children and senior adults, can also infect nerve cells and trigger inflammation leading to nerve damage, according to a new Tulane University study. RSV can cause mild symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and...
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Nerve cells in the brain can halt all movement in the body—even breathing
by University of Copenhagen Brainstem projection targets from Chx10-PPN neurons. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2023). When a hunting dog picks up the scent of a deer, it sometimes freezes. On the spot. The same thing can happen to people who need to concentrate on a challenging task. Now researchers have made a discovery that adds to our knowledge...
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Scientists discover how to prevent death of nerve cells in most common forms of MND and dementia
by University of Sheffield Credit: Public Domain Scientists have found a novel way to block the transportation of mutant RNA and subsequent production of toxic repeat proteins that lead to the death of nerve cells in the most common subtypes of motor neuron disease (MND) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The new study, conducted by researchers at the...
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Propionic acid protects nerve cells and helps them regenerate, shows study
by Julia Weiler, Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum Nerve cell growth with (left) and without the administration of propionate (right). Credit: Dr. Thomas Grüter und Niklas Rilke Some autoimmune diseases attack the nerves in the arms and legs. Bochum-based researchers are pursuing a new approach to counteracting this damage. Researchers at St. Josef Hospital Bochum have shown in lab experiments that propionate,...
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High-speed camera captures signals traveling through nerve cells
by Emily Velasco, California Institute of Technology Phase sensitivity of Diff-CUP. a Spatiotemporal interferograms of a 2.6-ns EMP in the LN crystal captured by the streak camera and simulated by the electric field and phase distribution model, and the corresponding temporal phase averaging over the x direction. Horizontal scale bars, 300 µm. Vertical scale bars, 500 ps....
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Dopamine makes you feel happy. But we probably have to be rewrite the textbooks
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN – THE FACULTY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES “The textbooks probably have to be rewritten now.” Professor Claus Juul Løland from the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Copenhagen feels quite certain. A team of researchers headed by Claus Juul Løland has just published a study in the esteemed journal Nature Communications. The...