Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that have excitatory, inhibitory, and modulatory actions. Learn what they are and ...

Andrea Gomez, a Berkeley molecular and cell biologist, applies her wide-ranging curiosity to brains’ mysteries ranging from synapses to psychedelics.

Specialized nerve cells in the temporal lobe react highly selectively to images and names of a single person or specific ...

It's believed that over 20 million Americans suffer from some form of damage to their nerves, or neuropathy. For the afflicted, pain, tingling or numbness often begins in the hands or feet.

New treatments for promoting nerve cells regrowth in people with MS are inviting optimism at the University of Saskatchewan.

“Our discovery of RORB for these selectively vulnerable cells gives us the opportunity to study in detail exactly why they ...

Tau is a protein that builds up and moves between nerve cells in the brains of people living with Alzheimer’s disease, causing damage. Professor Mudher is using clever genetic manipulation in fruit ...

Sciatica results from the irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back to the toes. Certain stretches and exercises may help relieve the pain and discomfort it ...

The researchers wanted to find out how these cells, dubbed GD3 cells, drove sensory nerve responses. They grew GD3 cells in the lab and treated them with a chemical to make them release signaling ...

Autonomic neuropathy is nerve damage that affects your automatic body functions — the things your body does whether you think about them or not. When you have this kind of damage, which can be ...

A research team at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has developed a new implant that conveys electrical signals and may have the potential to encourage nerve cell (neuron ...

The postulated mechanisms of injury include direct needle trauma, secondary constriction by scar, and direct nerve fiber damage, due to both axon and Schwann cell, with a breakdown in the blood ...