Cedars-Sinai has created a lifelike model of the mysterious and fatal disease that could help identify a cause of the illness ...

Finally, during hyperpolarization, as positive potassium ions continue to leave the cell, the neuron’s membrane potential becomes more negative than the resting state. This is the refractory state, ...

Like other cell bodies, a neuron’s soma contains a nucleus and specialized organelles. It’s enclosed by a membrane that both protects it and allows it to interact with its immediate ...

University of Western Australia research reveals how cells convert physical exercise forces into energy production responses.

Degenerative motor neuron diseases are progressive disorders with complex molecular origins that still elude scientists. However, researchers at the University of Toronto believe they may have ...

These polyphosphates perform numerous functions in cells: energy storage, formation of membrane channels, gene activity control, regulation of enzymes and stress response.

Modifying the diet and nutritional intake of individuals with motor neuron disease (MND) is paramount in managing ... cell biology, membrane receptors, stem cells, tissue engineering, cancer ...

image: Antibodies surround a healthy motor neuron cell (left) and move to the outer cell membrane in ALS (right). view more Credit: University of Toronto ...

Motor neurons are nerve cells that send electrical output signals to the muscles, affecting the muscles’ ability to function. Motor neuron disease (MND) can appear at any age, but the symptoms ...