Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a ...

For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international ...

In animal models, NU-9 was found to show promise in treating Alzheimer's by reducing toxic protein buildup and brain inflammation.

Cells with electrophysiological activity obtained at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) are opening up new ...

By influencing calcium homeostasis, local protein synthesis and the endoplasmic reticulum, a small protein called Rab10 emerges as a crucial cytoplasmic regulator of neuropeptide secretion.

Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. A study by ...

There are four types of nerve cells in the nervous system: sensory nerves, motor nerves, autonomic nerves and inter-neurons (neuron means nerve cell). You can divide up all the nerves in the body into ...

The tingling, numbness, and pain of peripheral neuropathy generally stem from nerve damage in your hands and feet ... But while the authors of the study saw a clear relationship between T-cell ...

Diabetic neuropathy refers to nerve damage that develops gradually and is caused by long-term high blood sugar levels. While there’s no cure, managing blood sugar levels can slow its progression ...

In an interesting discussion about how viruses can hide in the ganglia, which is a nerve cell cluster, Dr Berg said: "This can turn off autophagy - a state in which the body recycles damaged proteins.

Neurons in the hippocampus control our spatial learning, however, they are very unstable. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Leibniz Institute for ...