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 ...

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

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

Sterling High School students are using a tool of technology to peel back the layers of the human body for an up close and intimate view of human anatomy. An anatomage table is an interactive virtual ...

It's a copycat killer—often mimicking less severe conditions and delaying much-needed, timely treatments. But sepsis—an ...

Potent in vivo gene editing in skeletal muscle of non-human primates by a novel, ultracompact CRISPR system delivered via a single AAV vector.

A rapid and efficient method developed to create stem-cell-based 3D mini-organs derived ... is that only skeletal muscle cells and heart and brain organoid models are currently available on ...

The fluoride levels in his blood, urine and bones were all elevated. The diagnosis: The patient was diagnosed with skeletal fluorosis, a condition caused by long-term exposure to high levels of ...

Skeletal muscle is composed of fascicles, bundled units of multiple muscle fibers or muscle cells. Each muscle fiber consists of a cross-banded structure that is further divided into myofibrils that ...

If your health goals include building muscle while losing fat and excess weight, you may wonder if you can build muscle while in a calorie deficit (when you eat fewer calories than your body uses).

The company’s aim is to support educational establishments and provide pupils and students with simple tools to familiarize themselves with visualization, design and 3D printing models. The platform ...

Most calories are broken down by continuously active organs, like the brain, heart, kidneys and liver, each of which burns 20 times as many calories as relaxed skeletal muscle. Meanwhile ...