Understanding how cells transform into specialized types during human development is a central challenge in biology. This ...

In their study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified an unusual type of brain cell they named “ovoid ...

Take a look around your home and you'll find yourself surrounded by familiar comforts—photos of family and friends on the ...

This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

Rhobo6, a light microscopy probe, gives scientists an unprecedented look at the extracellular matrix -- the collection of organized molecular structures that fills the spaces between cells in our ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Research has shown that a potential new targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer is effective in infiltrating and killing tumor cells in preclinical models tested in mice.

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation ...

Many cells in multicellular organisms are specialised. They have specific roles in the organism of which they are part. Their structure is adapted to their function. They are often grouped ...