An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process ...

Figure 1: Expression of cellular prion protein and its mRNA in neurons and glial cells of the ENS. It seems evident that further studies of the oral route of TSE transmission identifying the ...

The human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that impaired glucose metabolism in glial cells, a type of cell in our nervous system, plays a key role in the degeneration caused by ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.