Diagnosing cancer and selecting the appropriate therapy depend crucially on how well experts understand the processes in ...

Nervous system functions, from motion to perception to cognition, depend on the active zones of neural circuit connections ...

A new study reveals how young synapses gradually mature to send chemical signals correctly — a process that can take days and depends on neural activity.

Potthoff, A., Schwenzfeier, J., Niehaus, M. et al. Spatial biology using single-cell mass spectrometry imaging and integrated microscopy. Nat Commun 16, 9129 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025 ...

A collaborative French-Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing. Published in the journal Cell, the research shows that these glial cells are ...

A collaborative French-Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing. Published in the journal Cell, the research shows that these glial cells are ...

Synaptic transmission is the biological process by which a neuron communicates with a target cell across a synapse. Chemical synaptic transmission involves the release of a neurotransmitter from the ...

Funding support for chemical biology is essential for its growth around the world. A new funding initiative from the National Natural Science Foundation of China provides a model of a targeted funding ...

The dorsal vagal complex is a highly intricate structure composed of distinct transcriptional classes of glial and neuronal cells, exhibiting many similarities but also notable differences between ...

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