Fukuoka, Japan – Researchers from Kyushu University have developed an innovative technique to non-invasively measure two key signals, membrane voltage and intracellular calcium levels, at the ...

How does our nervous system operate so quickly and efficiently? The answer lies in a membranous structure called myelin. Aa Aa Aa All our activities — eating, walking, talking — are controlled ...

Developing motor neurons from stem cells taken directly from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients offers new hope for better understanding and treatment of the fatal neurodegenerative ...

Dr Arpan Mehta led the research at Edinburgh University's Euan MacDonald Centre Scientists are a step closer to being able to reverse the damage caused by motor neurone disease (MND). University ...

Neurons are cells that act as the brain's fundamental building blocks, transmitting information through electrical signals. When a neuron receives a stimulus, changes in membrane voltage (the ...