The retina is often referred to as an "outpost of the brain"—after all, important steps in visual signal processing do not take place in the cerebrum, but in the nerve cells in the eye. When light ...
Microneurography is a method that allows the researchers to listen to the nerve signalling in one nerve cell at a time. No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by ...
No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch. Comparisons between humans, mice and macaques show both similarities and ...
A Japanese health ministry panel has endorsed two products using iPS cells, paving the way for the world's first practical ...
Doctors usually focus on a person's average blood pressure, but research increasingly shows that how much blood pressure ...
In a petri dish at Northwestern University, researchers grow organoids modeled on the human spinal cord: simplified, lab-made ...
Scientists have uncovered a hidden partnership between pancreatic cancer and the nervous system. Support cells in the ...
Maintaining a healthy nervous system cannot be overstated in our fast-paced world. The nervous system regulates various bodily functions, from movement and sensation to cognitive processes and ...