Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into an electrical signal ...

The healing of the spinal cord depends on carefully timed interactions between injured nerve cells and their surrounding ...

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

Scientists found immune cells (resident macrophages) help regulate eye pressure by keeping the eye’s drainage system clear.

Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into an electrical signal ...

A new study from Scripps Research reveals how a key touch-sensing protein detects mechanical forces with remarkable precision. Each time something lightly presses against your skin, specialized sensor ...

Researchers have pinpointed a gene mutation associated with survival at high altitudes that could restore myelin to damaged ...

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Uniklinikum Erlangen have succeeded in preserving brain tissue through extreme deep freezing. After thawing, the neurons ...

The healing of the spinal cord depends on carefully timed interactions between injured nerve cells and their surrounding ...

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Cone snails deploy sophisticated venom cocktails to paralyse prey. Anthony King talks to the researchers harnessing these ...

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