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 individuals with Dravet syndrome, one copy does not produce enough of a protein needed for proper nerve cell signaling.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 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

In Parkinson's disease, this protein sticks together into toxic clumps that cause nerve cell death and leads to patients suffering from symptoms such as tremors, difficulties moving and muscle stiffness.

From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025

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