The research findings could have wide-reaching implications for our understanding of the interplay between nerves and muscle throughout the body. An international research team led by a uOttawa ...

Communication between nerve cells is vital for our bodies to function. Part of this communication happens through vesicles containing signalling molecules called neurotransmitters. The vesicle fuses ...

The idea that the nervous system passes messages from one nerve cell to another only through synapses — the points where the cells link up end to end — is changing. Two studies show how messages can ...

New research has discovered how the enteric nervous system -- or 'second brain' -- can communicate with both the brain and spinal cord, which up until now had remained a major mystery. The study found ...

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...