A bundle of neurones is called a nerve. There are three main types of ... Receptors are groups of specialised cells. They detect a change in the environment (stimulus) and stimulate electrical ...

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch. Comparisons between humans, mice and macaques show both similarities ...

In order to reach their target, for instance a tumor, immune cells have to leave the bloodstream or lymphatic vessels and migrate through connective tissue. Until now, scientists presumed that ...

Montealegre‐Z., Fernando and Morris, Glenn K. 2004. The spiny devil katydids, Panacanthus Walker (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): an evolutionary study of acoustic ...

How does nerve cell communication go awry in anxiety ... and the prefrontal cortex (PFC)—are all subject to lasting shifts in structure and function as a result of the disorder.

we need to understand how the tau protein jumps between cells and how it makes these nerve cells sick. Professor Mudher and her team will use fruit flies to try to answer these questions. Studying ...

More information: Fuka Takeuchi et al, Relief of pain in mice by an antibody with high affinity for cell adhesion molecule 1 on nerves, Life Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122997 ...

Like all houseplants, nerve plants (Fittonia) need the right amount and frequency of water to truly thrive indoors. In this ...

According to a paper published Thursday in Cell ... simple nervous system also has no myelin. Ghosh compares this primordial nervous system to an orchestra waiting to begin playing. “All the musical ...

Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by a progressive loss of nerve cells leading to a decline in memory and cognition. Now, a new study by a team of researchers at KU Leuven and VIB explored ...

Griffith University scientists have developed tiny biological bridges, each made up of millions of nasal cells, which they hope will encourage nerve cells to regenerate and grow over a patient's ...