Research published in the Journal of Neurochemistry has detailed the role of a protein, hnRNP A1, in the formation and ...

Research published in the Journal of Neurochemistry has detailed the role of a protein, hnRNP A1, in the formation and ...

Distribution of Ranvier nodes along myelinated axons is a critical determinant of conduction velocity, significantly influencing spike arrival timing and hence neural circuit function. The patterns of ...

MS occurs when the immune system abnormally attacks the insulation and support around nerve cells (myelin sheath) in the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord and optic nerves), causing ...

We validated previous observations of neuronal cell number changes and muscle fiber distribution. We found that the increase in neuron cell number tends to lag behind the rapid expansion of somatic ...

Brain scans of marathon participants show that when cerebral glucose is dangerously low, certain neurons might start consuming myelin. This fatty sheath surrounds the ... It seems that some brain ...

Scientists at Spain's University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) have identified a link between marathon running and a sharp reduction in the protective myelin that surrounds nerve fibers ...

Myelin is a fatty substance that surrounds and insulates nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord, forming a sheath that facilitates the rapid transmission of electrical signals between neurons.