nerve cell

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What was missing until now was a clear picture of how spermine influences the harmful processes in nerve cells in a way that could be used for medical benefit.

From Science Daily

They found that neurons use VLK to communicate in the space surrounding the cells, where it alters nearby proteins in ways that can influence how signals travel between nerve cells.

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These nerve cells were integral to keeping inflammation in check, but without IL-31, they let the immune system run wild.

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In addition, the drug purportedly reduces inflammation, and suppresses the toxic effects of beta amyloid and tau, two proteins that can kill nerve cells and have long been implicated in Alzheimer’s.

From Science Magazine

Focal seizures, the most common type seen in epilepsy, occur when nerve cells in a particular brain region send out a sudden, excessive burst of electrical signals.

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