Scientists offer new insight into how the body detects light touch and how disruptions in that process may contribute to sensory disorders.

Neuropathic pain is a devastating type of pain that significantly reduces the quality of life of affected people.

Florida State University researchers Patrick Stover and Regan Bailey have published findings showing that quadrupling the standard dietary dose of folic acid prevented peripheral neuropathy in two ...

A recent study suggests that memories aren’t just stored in the brain, raising important questions about cognition.

Duke researchers study an approach that may help millions manage diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy-induced nerve pain.

Researchers have discovered that fibroblasts, called myCAFs, send out signals to attract nerve fibers, creating a favorable environment for cancer to grow within pancreatic lesions. Now, Nigri and his ...

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Researchers have developed a way to grow a highly specialized subset of brain nerve cells that are involved in motor neuron disease and damaged in spinal injuries. Their study, published today in ...

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report the successful creation of artificial synaptic vesicles that can be remotely controlled by near-infrared (NIR) ...

Researchers demonstrate an artificial neuron made of conductive plastics that can perform advanced functions similar to those of biological nerve cells. “Mimicking the behaviour of biological neurons ...

The fibers of the vagus nerve have many crucial roles. The vagus nerve helps regulate many physical functions including controlling heart rate and speech; it is related to the feeling of satiety after ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Billions of nerve cells send signals coursing through our bodies, serving as conduits ...