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The processing of optical information in the retina of the eye, where the light-sensitive photoreceptors and the first nerve cells are located, is one of the most energy-intensive processes in the ...

A new study of nerve cells affected by Huntington’s disease (HD) reveals that the disease-causing gene slowly expands over ...

Delve into the increasingly dynamic landscape of ALS treatment development with thirteen companies advancing candidates in ...

Stanford Medicine scientists are generating a periodic table of sorts for psychiatric disorders, providing a better ...

The study demonstrates the potential of genipin as a therapeutic agent for nerve regeneration. Laboratory results showed that the compound can restore normal development in damaged sensory neurons and ...

The suckers are also packed with sensory receptors that allow the octopus to taste and smell things that they touch—like combining a hand with a tongue and a nose. The researchers believe the ...

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that ...

Tech company Century Health will organize and clean Nira Medical's datasets from more than 3,000 people with MS to aid research.

The vestibular nerve is responsible for balance, motion, and position. Your inner ear sits in a hollowed-out part of the temporal bone (located on the side and base of your skull). The cochlea, which ...

Researchers have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the nervous system of the bowel in Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic condition. In their latest study, a team showed that gene ...

Both the size of nerve cells and the number of their connections with other neurons are reduced. At the same time, depressive behavior is linked to overactivation of the hypothalamus, which ...