Liddle syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by hyperactivity of the amiloride-sensitive sodium channel (ENaC) of the principal cell of the cortical collecting tubule. In 1963 ...

Researchers use cortical organoids to answer fundamental questions such as how the human brain can grow to its large size or how the human brain's long-range connections form. However, cortical ...

What is Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)? CVI refers to a brain condition, not an eye condition and results from damage to the visual systems in the brain that deal with processing and integrating ...

Each nephron is made of a tubule and is responsible for 'cleaning' the blood by removing urea and excess water and mineral ions. Blood passes through the nephron inside the kidneys, there are many ...

Writing in the journal Neuron, Dr Brett Kagan, of the company Cortical Labs, claims to have created the first ''sentient'' lab-grown brain in a dish. Other experts describe the work as ''exciting ...

Testosterone also stimulates sperm production in the seminiferous tubules and activates the prostate gland and seminal vesicles to produce their secretions. The release of testosterone is ...

The name implies the parts of the brain are damaged. Corticobasal syndrome results in gradual loss of nerve cells (neurodegeneration) in the surface of the brain (the cerebral cortical areas) as well ...

Dementia is linked to damage to the parenchyma in the brain, which degrades cortical function and also impacts behaviors and moods ... While SGLT-2 inhibitors prevent the reabsorption of glucose in ...