Autophagy occurs constitutively in neurons under physiological conditions. Impairment of constitutive autophagy leads to neurodegeneration. Autophagic flux in the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) is ...

From soccer players making aggressive change-of-direction cuts on the pitch to daily tasks like walking up stairs, muscle activation is a part of everyday life for humans. Yet during such movements, ...

Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs) are a class of G-protein-coupled receptors, the main peculiarity of which is that they are activated by proteolytic cleavage. Four PARs have been cloned so far, ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers investigated whether glutamatergic gliotransmission was mediated by specialized astrocytes in the central nervous system. Study: Specialized ...

A new study demonstrates that stem cell proliferation is directly controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout ...