“Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the selective loss of neostriatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs),” the authors explained. The idea that the ...

These cells then migrated to a nearby motor control region of the brain -- the striatum -- where they developed into cells known as medium spiny neurons, the major cells lost in Huntington's disease.

These cells then migrated to a nearby motor control region of the brain—the striatum—where they developed into cells known as medium spiny neurons, the major cells lost in Huntington’s disease.

Consequently, the presence of spiny-cheek crayfish was initially assessed in all types of shelters, including burrows, branches, and objects lying on the bottom, such as wooden planks. Females caught ...

THE annual closed season for all spiny lobsters begins today and ends on June 30. The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has reminded the public that during the closed season fishing for any type ...

You are invited to provide your views and supporting reasons in relation to the eligibility of the East Gippsland spiny crayfish for inclusion on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity ...

Sea urchins are spiny animals that live on the bottom of the sea. While sea urchins aren’t known to be nimble hunters, moving slowly on tube feet, their diet may surprise you. Let’s dig into what sea ...

The Spiny Rice-flower Pimelea spinescens subspecies spinescens is listed as Critically Endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and Threatened ...