Astrocytes are the largest and most prevalent type of glial cell in the central nervous system. Astrocytes contribute to formation of the blood–brain barrier, participate in the maintenance of ...

Increasing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and balancing glutamate, brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, may help alleviate symptoms of fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

Studies have shown that lurasidone can suppress the release of L-glutamate from astrocytes, which are star-shaped glial cells in the brain that support neuronal function. This suppression is ...

Glaucoma is a complex and multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized by the progressive loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons, leading to irreversible visual ...

6 Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence to Associate Professor Steve Vucic, Sydney Medical School Westmead, University of ...

Although neurons are considered the basic units of the brain and nervous system, they do not do all the work. Glia are a non-neuronal category of cells that do not transmit electrical signals but ...