Biogen's inside track

The Inside Track: Privileged Neural Communication through Axon-Carrying Dendrites

Whether morphology tailors functional properties of pyramidal neurons is not completely understood. In this issue of Neuron, Thome et al. (2014) show that, in hippocampal pyramidal neurons, axons frequently originate from basal dendrites rather than the soma, constituting a "privileged" channel for synaptic inputs located in these axon-carrying dendrites.

ILCA's inside track: a resource for breastfeeding mothers. Kangaroo care for your premature or sick baby.

„ „ Moms and dads can both provide kangaroo care. „ „ You can kangaroo your baby whether he or she is big or little, sick or healthy. „ „ The nurses will help you decide when it is time to hold your baby this way. „ „ Your baby may appear very fragile, and this might make you feel nervous to hold him or her. Remember, there is nothing more natural than you holding your baby, especially if he or...

Radiation track and DNA damage

Investigation of the Influences of Track Superstructure Parameters on Ballasted Railway Track Design

The main design criteria of ballasted railway tracks include rail deflections, rail bending stresses, rail wheel contact stresses, sleeper bending moments and ballast sleeper contact pressures. Numerous criteria have been defined for the design of ballasted railway tracks owing to the various mechanical properties of track components and their complex interaction. Therefore, railway track desig...

‘On-track’ and ‘off-track’ shoulder lesions

Shoulder stability depends on the position of the arm as well as activities of the muscles around the shoulder. The capsulo-ligamentous structures are the main stabilisers with the arm at the end-range of movement, whereas negative intra-articular pressure and concavity-compression effect are the main stabilisers with the arm in the mid-range of movement.There are two types of glenoid bone loss...