Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in communication, behavior and ...

Scientists discovered that lowered brain energy signaling in the hippocampus can lead to both depression- and anxiety-like ...

Scientists from Tulane University and The University of Texas at Dallas have discovered a new way that nerve cells communicate – by releasing an enzyme outside the cell that switches on pain signaling ...

Researchers at Tulane University, with a team of colleagues from eight other universities, have discovered a new nerve cell signaling mechanism that could transform our understanding of pain and lead ...

UNC researchers discovered how a key step in cell signaling works by showing exactly how G proteins detach from receptors ...

Carbohydrate metabolism influences the outcome of host-parasite relationships. This study shows that insect short ...

Developmental patterning pathways are essential for establishing the structural and functional architecture of the brain.

Astrocytes have historically been viewed as mere supportive cells within the brain, but recent advances have positioned them as central to understanding ...

In an effort to reveal the inner workings of a protein that serves as a cell’s damage detection system, scientists at Johns ...