Parasitic tapeworm larvae release glutamate and other excitatory molecules that can directly excite brain neurons.

The brain has plans in place when fires break out. Normally, a molecule called PKD1 rushes in to the rescue, but in ...

A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny ...

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite, is silently affects brain signaling - possibly altering neural balance even in people without ...

Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including ...

The identification and characterization of promiscuous enzymes is significant because they provide the raw materials for evolving new catalysts and assembling new metabolic pathways. Here, we report ...

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function ...

We used single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) films to modulate the morpho-functional and proliferative characteristics of astrocytes. When plated on the CNT films of various thicknesses, astrocytes ...

Movement Mobilizes Microglia, Astrocytes to Protect Against Alzheimer’s in snRNA-seq Mice Study June 13, 2025 Credit: Alllex ...

Brazilian researchers have found that the brain protein hevin can reverse cognitive decline in mice, offering a new avenue for Alzheimer’s research that bypasses the long-targeted beta-amyloid plaques ...