At the node (about 1 μm in length), the myelin is interrupted and the axolemma is in direct contact with the extracellular fluid, though still covered by Schwann cell microvilli. At the paranode, the ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows.

Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have found that a newly developed diet inspired by the eating habits of non-industrialized societies can significantly reduce the risk of ...

The Human Microglia Atlas includes 91,716 brain immune cells covering six neurologic pathologies. It characterizes the signatures of nine populations and describes the expansion of GPNMB-high ...

The postulated mechanisms of injury include direct needle trauma, secondary constriction by scar, and direct nerve fiber damage, due to both axon and Schwann cell, with a breakdown in the blood ...

.Semaglutide: Novo Nordisk Semaglutide is a long-acting oral GLP-1 analogue being developed and investigated by Novo Nordisk. The drug is currently being evaluated under Phase III clinical trial for ...

A fuel cell is a device that generates electric energy through electrochemical reactions between an oxidizing agent and a fuel – a material that stores energy in chemical form. Both species are ...

Although neurons are considered the basic units of the brain and nervous system, they do not do all the work. Glia are a non-neuronal category of cells that do not transmit electrical signals but ...