Damaged axons in mice lacking syntaphilin were able to regrow past the injury site and form functional connections with other neurons. Read More
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Enhancing mitochondrial transportation and cellular energetics could help promote regeneration and function following spinal cord injury. Read More
Researchers have developed a new method of measuring axons using MRI neuroimaging. Read More
A single neuron, through its axon, is capable of simultaneously producing different effects in separate areas of the cerebral cortex. Read More
Researchers identify a new cell mechanism that connects Alzheimer's disease and cancers. Read More
Study identifies rare brain cell types that are unique to male mice, and others that are unique to females. The cells were discovered in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that governs both aggression and mating behaviors. Read More
A new study implicated interneurons and pyramidal cells in the ability of a seizure to spread through the brain. Read More
Severed axonal segments signal to Schwann cells to begin actin sphere formation and axon disintegration. If the process is disrupted, axon disintegration is slowed and axon fragments impair nerve regeneration. Read More
Schwann cells are much more prolific in generating myelin than previously believed. Knocking out the fbxw7 gene in mouse models, researchers discovered individual Schwann cells began to spread myelin across many axons. Read More
The phosphatase Prl-1 plays a key role in specifying where to form the highest density of synaptic connections on a neuron. Read More
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Axon myelination is significantly disrupted in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers also found brain cells of men and women vary significantly in how their genes respond to the neurodegenerative disease. Read More
The secretory pathway delivery of cannabinoid type 1 receptor is axonally based, and surface expressed CB1R is more stable in axons than dendrites. Read More
