nerve cell

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However, many researchers now believe chronic inflammation in the brain may also be a key factor driving nerve cell damage.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

In brain organoids, which are miniature three dimensional models of brain tissue, sildenafil promoted nerve cell growth.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

In both models, infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae led to increased inflammation, greater nerve cell death, and worsening cognitive problems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

When the electrical signal reaches the end of one nerve cell it is converted into a biochemical signal, in the form of calcium.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

A message travels as an electrical impulse through the axon, down the body of the nerve cell, to the axon terminal.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman