A new study shows that the chemokine receptor CXCR2, long associated with inflammation, is essential for hearing because its ...

Fifteen years ago, a genetically engineered rhodopsin-based voltage reporter called PROPS captured the first optical ...

Creatine, a popular dietary supplement, prevented brain inflammation, nerve cell damage, and disrupted electrical activity in ...

Sleep drive neurons in mice may help the brain track wakefulness and trigger deeper recovery sleep after long hours awake.

For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. The lab-made synthetic cell ...

We used a single-cell double patch-clamp method to study the direct translocation of cell-penetrating peptides (CPP) and homeoproteins (HP) across mammalian cell membranes. This approach, applicable ...

Schizophrenia, major depressive disorder (MDD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are classified as distinct diagnostic entities; however, they exhibit partial overlap in risk factors and ...

Cells have always hummed with activity. They make their own energy, package it into molecules like ATP, and spend it relentlessly to stay alive. Proteins twist, ions rush, and membranes flex as life ...

Even within the healthy range, small differences in blood sodium were associated with measurable changes in brain excitability, offering new insight into how subtle physiology may shape neural ...

ABSTRACT: This paper addresses the existence of bursting phenomena and mixed-mode oscillations (MMOs) in a tree trunk structure subjected to external excitation, particularly when the aerodynamic drag ...

Cells may generate their own electrical signals through microscopic membrane motions. Researchers show that active molecular processes can create voltage spikes similar to those used by neurons. These ...

Epithelial cells rely on polarized membranes characterized by distinct membrane compositions and properties to perform essential functions. This work reveals unique lipidomic signatures between the ...