
October 31, 2024
Neuronal survival: from the brink of death
Neurons are among the few cells that can halt cell death and recover from apoptosis. Now scientists know why. “Neurons can reverse their decision to die from a point that’s considered impossible in most other cells,” said Mohanish Deshmukh, a neuroscientist in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology. In a recent study published in …