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 stem cells in Petri dishes. In the future, it will thus be possible to ...

Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in ...

When parts of the nervous system start to break down—or get broken—the consequences for human health can be staggering. Can ...

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

Pyramidal cells (shown) are the main type of nerve cell in the hippocampus, the brain’s memory center. Jake Watson By McKenzie Prillaman January 6, 2025 at 9:00 am ...

Collectively, the new studies describe over 3,000 cell types that reside in the human brain. The main takeaway, Lein says, is that “the brain is really complex, from a cellular perspective.” ...