The tail enables the sperm to swim. The nerve cell is extended, so that nerves can run to and from different parts of the body to the central nervous system. The cell has extensions and branches ...

Each year, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), millions of people in the U.S. are affected by spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, along with neuro-developmental and ...

This makes it possible to grow functional nerve cells from human stem cells. "With this modern cell system, we can investigate the effect of substances directly on human nerve cells," explains Koch.

To understand why certain parts of the brain are more affected ... brain cells that help insulate nerve fibers, were less affected by tau. This suggests that these cells might help to protect the ...

It can perform necessary maintenance, recycle parts, and dispose of wastes ... For instance, a single human nerve cell can be over one meter long, extending from your backbone to your big toe.

Scientists at UC San Francisco found that parts ... cell lines. The human and chimpanzee genomes are 99% similar. HARs make up a big portion of the 1% difference, which can lead to dramatically ...