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 both models, infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae led to increased inflammation, greater nerve cell death, and worsening cognitive problems.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026
By mapping these gene activity patterns, they produced a detailed cellular atlas outlining the boundaries between distinct nerve cell types across the CA1 region.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2025
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
They can specify how a nerve cell communicates with another nerve cell and thus become the arbiters of normal cognition and neural development.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
