A research team led by Dr. Àlex Bayés, Head of the Molecular Physiology of the Synapse Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau), has achieved what for decades had been an elusive goal: ...

Glial cells occupy more than half of the volume of the human brain. There are several types in the central nervous system (CNS), including astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia 1. In addition, a ...

Loss of synapses and synapse function sit at the heart of a number of diseases, not just neurodegenerative examples such as dementia and Parkinson's disease but also conditions such as diabetes. We do ...

Kainate receptors are a family of glutamate-gated ion channels that have diverse roles in modulating both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission from a variety of pre- and postsynaptic sites ...

Late-life depression is a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, in particular because it accelerates progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia. How this happens remains largely ...

New research from Oregon Health & Science University for the first time reveals the function of a little-understood junction between cells in the brain that could have important treatment implications ...

A synaptically localized long noncoding RNA proves to be an important regulator of neural plasticity. Making memories involves more than seeing friends or taking photos. The brain constantly adapts to ...

Family with sequence similarity 19 member A5 (FAM19A5) is a secretory protein highly expressed in the brain that regulates synapse dynamics through its interaction with leucine-rich repeat-containing ...

STRASBOURG, France, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) is pleased to award the 2026 HFSP Nakasone Award to Erin Schuman for her ...