VINCRISTINE sulphate, a purified indole alkaloid of the periwinkle plant, has been used widely in clinical and experimental cancer chemotherapy since its activity in acute leukaemia was first ...

A number of brain areas change their activity before we execute a planned voluntary movement. A new study by Umeå University identifies a novel function of this preparatory neural activity, ...

In addition to their well-known immune functions, macrophages in muscle spindles perform two newly identified roles: they modulate neural activity to control movement and couple the body's metabolic ...

A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mechanical pressure. This new discovery has important implications for movement neuroscience and may improve the design of ...

University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Immune cells have a surprising and critical role in controlling movement and bridging neural activity with metabolic demands, ...