Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even ...

The Institute’s president and molecular biologist is captivated by solving the mysteries behind the aging process and the extended lifespan of humans. Hetzer is fascinated by the biological puzzles ...

Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.

Researchers reveal that hormone treatment reduces abnormal nerve invasion and improves chronic back pain CHINA, ...

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 ...

Human dorsal root ganglia in a case of diabetic peripheral neuropathy show formation of Nageotte nodules (circled in pink), which appear to be a strong indicator of nerve cell death. University of ...