Bioelectronic Medicine stands as an emerging field that rapidly evolves and offers distinctive clinical benefits, alongside unique challenges. It consists of the modulation of the nervous …
CH Tsao, KY Wu, NC Su, A Edwards, GJ Huang - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Animal models have been used extensively in in vivo studies, especially within the biomedical field. Traditionally, single-sex studies, mostly males, are used to avoid any …
CR Rose, A Verkhratsky - Cell calcium, 2024 - Elsevier
Neuronal activity and neurochemical stimulation trigger spatio-temporal changes in the cytoplasmic concentration of Na+ ions in astrocytes. These changes constitute the substrate …
Chloride ions (Cl−) play a pivotal role in synaptic inhibition in the central nervous system, primarily mediated through ionotropic mechanisms. A recent breakthrough emphathizes the …
A Verkhratsky - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, 2024 - oxfordre.com
Astrocytes belong to an extended class of astroglia, a class of neural cells of ectodermal, neuroepithelial origin that sustain homeostasis and provide for defense of the brain and the …
The Oxford English Dictionary defines plasticity, when used in a life-science context, as the “adaptability of an organism to changes in its environment or differences between its various …
Over the past decades, time and again, a new development, technique, or methodical approach in biology and biomedicine has been heralded as “breakthrough” or …