A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease. An intervention, ...

These macrophages use glutamate to modulate sensation and activate muscles. In turn, the contractions in the muscles produce glutamine, which reactivates the macrophages, creating a continuous ...

Evolution has left humans with many vestigial traits—remnants of once-useful biological features that serve little or no ...