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 ...

In diabetes, much attention goes to sugar control, insulin levels, and the threat of nerve damage. But a new study reveals ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully produced hundreds of different types of nerve cell from human ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cells in the human brain, according to the ...

Most human nerve cells last a lifetime without renewal. A trait echoed within the cells' components, some enduring as long as the organism itself.

To this end, human nerve cells were cultured and ‘wounded’ by scratching the cell layer. After that, nerve cells were treated with anthrobots, which subsequently triggered rapid repair of the ...

In a new study, neuroscience researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered a special type of human white blood cell that has the potential to regrow nerve fibers. The study findings ...

Chemical chatter from resident bacteria in the gut can hit the brain and nervous system in real time, shaping behavior and ...