Neurons—the nerve cells responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body—are organized in tissue, tending to cluster together in groups according to how they function.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered clues as to how our bodies turn sensations such as ...

In a small study, researchers transplanted stem cells into the brains of 12 Parkinson’s patients, stopping progression and ...

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Our brain requires a constant supply of energy. A disrupted energy supply, as, for instance, caused by a stroke, can have ...

The FDA cleared the launch of a Phase 1 clinical trial to test cell therapy XS-228 in people with amyotrophic lateral ...

Researchers have successfully developed nerve grafts, currently being trialed as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, that ...

The Schwann cell precursor (SCP ... (see above), these studies identify a discrete phase in early nerve development when neurons and glia depend on each other for survival. An intriguing ...

These spindle-shaped brain cells, called von Economo neurons—named for the man who first described them—are found only in human beings, great apes and a handful of other notably gregarious ...

and pseudo-unipolar neurons. These cells coordinate bodily functions and movement quickly, often without intentional thought. They also can be affected differently by health conditions. Talk with your ...

As you experience or encounter new things, your brain must encode this information via the right neural networks at the right ...

Treatment with CNM-Au8 led to clinical improvements in relapsing-remitting MS patients that linked to signs of nerve cell ...