They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is ...

Swiss team has uncovered a new role for astrocytes in brain computation. Using advanced microscopy, researchers found that ...

Dozens of synapses from distinct neural circuits gather around a specialised astrocyte structure called a leaflet, which is capable of detecting and integrating the activities of multiple synapses. © ...

New studies show that a bacterial molecule, peptidoglycan, is present in the brain and fluctuates with sleep patterns. This ...

It is in complex animals that organs come into their own as a plethora of sophisticated, functional entities. How large that ...