A team of physicians recently reported the successful treatment of refractory autoimmune neuropathies through the infusion of ...

For the first time, researchers have studied what happens in the brains of people who have migraines when they haven't slept ...

For the first time, researchers have studied what happens in the brains of people who have migraines when they haven’t slept enough. They found differences in how the cerebral cortex suppresses pain ...

Summary: New research reveals that sleep deprivation alters how the brain processes pain in people with migraines. Using EEG and pain stimulation, scientists found that migraine sufferers’ brains ...

The glial cells and astrocytes, which were assumed to play ... Via the senses, information is sent through the nerve pathways and action potentials to the thalamus. The thalamus is the initial ...

Cancer cells can acquire energy-generating structures called mitochondria from nearby nerve cells, which seems to aid their ...

When surgeons dissect tissue to remove a tumor or make a repair, they must work cautiously, relying on electrophysical ...

A new understanding of how tumours exploit our nervous system is leading to new ways to treat cancer using familiar drugs ...

Professor Hirohide Saito (Department of Life Science Frontiers at CiRA / The University of Tokyo) and Assistant Professor ...

"It’s difficult to grasp that just as we sense muscles and bones, we can also sense fat tissue – but that’s precisely what we demonstrated" The researchers found that to carry out their function, the ...

With the aid of a 3D printer, researchers at Uppsala University have succeeded in creating a model that resembles human nerve tissue. The model, which can be cultured from the patient’s own ...