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Scientists say they finally traced how Alzheimer’s spreads from neuron to neuron

A team led by Jason Shepherd at the University of Utah has identified the protein responsible for loading toxic tau into tiny ...

Scientists discover new cause of neuron death in Alzheimer’s and dementia

Cell death in dementia has long posed a frustrating problem. Toxic proteins pile up inside neurons in Alzheimer’s disease and ...
Neuroscience News

XL20 Crosses Blood-Brain Barrier to Shield ALS Neurons

A new study reveals experimental drug XL20 crosses the blood-brain barrier to stop toxic TDP-43 clumping in ALS.

Researchers discover a cause of neuron excitability in ALS, suggesting a new potential treatment

Digging deep into the molecular mechanisms behind ALS, researchers at the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine have ...

Vulnerable ALS neurons reveal molecular warning signs before cell death begins

A new study from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience researchers may help explain an enduring mystery about ...

Excess Iron Accumulation Weakens Neuron Defences, Increase Vulnerability To Stressors: Study

While early in life, the accumulation of iron appears to have little effect on neuron function, later in life, it can ...
Nature

Wired for growth: neuron–tumour signalling in the lung and brain increases growth of a hard-to-treat cancer

Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer. These interactions might be a therapeutic target. Read the paper: Neuronal ...
Phys.org

Scientists uncover insights into neuron function by simultaneously measuring two key signals in living animals

Researchers from Kyushu University have developed an innovative technique to non-invasively measure two key signals, membrane voltage and intracellular calcium levels, at the same time, in neurons of ...

Inorganic nanoscale device behaves like a single neuron, opening doors for AI and retinal implants

McGill University researchers have developed a light-detecting nanoscale structure that mimics how a neuron processes ...

New drug unlocks elusive immune receptor, opening path toward motor neuron disease treatments

University of Queensland researchers have developed a drug that activates a hard-to-target immune receptor—a breakthrough ...
The Scientist

Skin Cells Create Neuron-Like Electric Signals

Animal bodies are crackling with electrical signals. Even before development is complete, electric fields guide the movement and arrangement of embryonic cells. 1 In adults, neurons communicate with ...