Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers have discovered that one type of stem cell thought to be dormant may play a more ...

A new study suggests that stem cells thought to be dormant may offer clues to why our sense of smell declines or is lost.

A decentralized nervous system is one factor that helps octopuses adapt to changes, such as injury or predation, as seen in the case of an Octopus vulgaris, or common octopus, that was observed with ...

Discover the power of integrative medicine in treating chronic diseases, combining modern science with ancient healing ...

The nervous system ... to various parts of the body. In a new JNeurosci paper, Adrian Rothenfluh and colleagues from the University of Utah developed a fruit fly model of cocaine self ...

A new model suggests that astrocytes might be used in computation, coordinating with neurons and connecting synapses in ...

When you're trying to communicate or understand ideas, words don't always do the trick. Sometimes the more efficient approach ...

Mice can develop a sense of embodiment of an artificial limb, similar to humans who participate in the rubber-hand illusion ...

Have you experienced pain or tingling in your hands or feet? Those are signs of possible neuropathy, “a general term for ...

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are a growing concern in the U.S., with over 7 million Americans living with ...

“Even the smallest movement in one part of the body involves the entire body.” This statement, as noted by Doidge (2015), ...

Mayo Clinic's Molecular Neurotherapeutics Lab, led by Tsuneya Ikezu, M.D., Ph.D., has made significant contributions to the classification of the activation phenotype of microglia.