After Brain Injury, Astrocytes Ship Mitochondria to Struggling Neurons
A mouse study of traumatic brain injury found that astrocytes increase mitochondrial transfer to neurons via extracellular vesicles, a response ...
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Rab5 Endosomal Overactivation Linked to Oxytocin Receptor Signalling Defects in Early Alzheimer’s Models
A study in young APP/PS1 mice and a Rab5-overactivation model links enlarged early endosomes to mislocalised oxytocin receptors, reduced ERK ...
New AI Pipeline Watches Tens of Thousands of Synapses Fire at Once
Researchers in Berlin have developed an automated calcium imaging pipeline that detects and quantifies activity across tens of thousands of ...
Human Brain Tissue Reveals a Cortex Built on Different Rules Than Rodents
A new collection of studies using live human cortical tissue shows that human neurons and circuits follow distinct structural, physiological, ...
Nerves and Tumours Talk: How the Nervous System Drives Cancer Growth and Drug Resistance
A new review in Medical Oncology synthesises evidence that tumours form functional synapses with neurons and exploit autonomic signalling to ...
Scientists uncover a stress-triggered molecular switch that drives depression
A new study shows that chronic stress activates the C/EBPβ/AEP pathway in the hippocampus, driving the synaptic damage and depression-like ...
Synaptic Mitochondria May Explain Why Some Aging Brains Lose Mental Flexibility
Aging Cell study shows that oxidative stress in synaptic mitochondria of the medial prefrontal cortex underlies individual variability in age-related ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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