'Maestro' protein CASKIN2 orchestrates memory by fine-tuning neuron signals

For the first time, researchers identified the function of the CASKIN2 protein, which plays a key role in precise signal ...
The Tufts Daily

The man-made neuron: The future of bioelectronic discoveries

Neurons are the specialized cells that allow our bodies to transmit impulses, like factories that process inputs. They send ...
Live Science

New laser-based artificial neuron processes enormous data sets at high speed

Scientists have developed a new kind of laser-based artificial neuron that mimics a biological nerve cell. This artificial neuron could boost high-speed computing and artificial intelligence (AI), ...
Technology Networks

Artificial Neuron Mimics the Brain in Major Step Towards Human-Like Robots

Scientists are paving the way for an artificial nervous system for robotics, utilizing artificial neurons that replicate ...
News Medical

Potential new treatment for motor neurone disease shows promising results

A potential new treatment for motor neurone disease (MND) developed by a company spun-out of The University of Queensland has produced successful results in a human clinical trial. NuNerve, formed to ...
The New York Times

Rugby union and motor neurone disease: A very complex tragedy

From left: Joost van der Westhuizen, Ed Slater, Doddie Weir and Lewis Moody – all rugby players diagnosed with MND Photos: Getty Images; design: Demetrius Robinson As motor neurone disease started to ...