Scientists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered how genetic mutations cause a rare group of inherited ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterised by progressive cognitive decline, synaptic loss and neuroinflammation. Central to these processes is the cholinergic system, in which nicotinic acetylcholine ...

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered how genetic mutations cause a rare group of inherited neuromuscular disorders and identified promising new strategies to correct ...

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are pentameric ligand‐gated ion channels widely expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Subtypes such as homomeric α7 and heteromeric α4β2 ...

In healthy people, binding of the molecule acetylcholine (ACh) to its receptor (AChR) on skeletal muscle cells triggers muscle contraction underlying regular daily activities. In the autoimmune ...

Octopuses and squids carry the largest nervous systems of any invertebrate, and roughly two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons ...