Motor neurons are nerve cells that control our muscles by sending signals from the brain and spinal cord out to the body. In ...

Scientists have discovered that neurons exposed to Botox (botulinum toxin A) don't just survive—they fight back.

Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at Tufts ...

The disruption of axons—the thread-like part of nerve cells that transmits electrical signals—is associated with Alzheimer's ...

In the gut, there is an enteric nervous system; it is a network of neurons that extends throughout the walls of the GI tract ...

A protein found in our cells has emerged as a secret weapon against biological aging, acting like a glue to repair damaged ...

Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that ...

Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that ...

New research has deciphered how neuronal networks in the cerebral cortex quickly reorganize to compensate for lost neurons, ...

New research shows that the brain’s cortex can rapidly reorganize itself after losing neurons, allowing other nerve cells to take over lost functions.

An experimental medication boosted motor function in mice and primate models of multiple sclerosis by repairing the myelin ...

A direct connection from the nose to brain neurons are activated by the smell of food to trigger satiety in lean, but not in ...