A groundbreaking human trial has begun that could transform life for people with spinal cord injuries. The project, developed over three decades, uses a unique cell-based approach that scientists hope ...

Bayer has started the third phase of human testing of an experimental stem cell therapy for Parkinson's disease, with future ...

Researchers at Linköping University have built artificial neurons from conductive plastics that replicate up to 17 biological ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with international colleagues, have identified a protein on the surface of ...

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 and ...

Scientists at the University of North Texas report a breakthrough in building tiny, lab-grown replicas of human organs.

Researchers studying fruit flies discovered that nerve cells sensing limb motion are turned off when the insect moves, ...

Our brain’s memory center bears a sleek design. A peek into living tissue from human hippocampi, a brain region crucial for memory and learning, revealed relatively few cell-to-cell connections for ...

Researchers have used new imaging techniques to explore the function and structures of the neuro-cutaneous unit – the connection between the nervous system and the skin. The findings, published today ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with international colleagues, have identified a protein that is crucial for ...