Scientists map development of pancreas transport channels that deliver digestive enzymes

Organs often have fluid-filled spaces called lumens, which are crucial for organ function and serve as transport and delivery ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins-Led Team Creates First Map of Nerve Circuitry in Bone, Identifies Key Signals for Bone Repair

First discovered in the 1950s, NGF is now known to direct the growth, maintenance, proliferation and preservation of neurons ...
IEEE

Motor Neuron Loss Detection Based on EMG Probability Density Function Shape Descriptors

Abstract: EMG interference pattern analysis is routinely used in the assessment of motor neuron loss. We propose systematizing interference pattern analysis by recording an isometric ramp contraction ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Martella, G. (2023) Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity: Dynamic Changes in Neuron Functions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, Article 12567.

ABSTRACT: Neurodegenerative disorders, most notably Alzheimer’s disease (AD), are marked by progressive cognitive decline and widespread neuronal loss. A growing body of evidence indicates that ...
News Medical

Neuron structure variations impact sensory information processing in mice

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure. New research from the Institute of ...