Damage to the body's peripheral nerves can cause pain and movement disorders. Researchers have recently investigated how damaged nerves can regenerate better. They found that fat tissue strongly ...

The image shows motor neurons that have been generated from human iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cells) and integrated into a 3D-printed bioscaffold. The cells (shown in red) grow inside the ...

Researchers at the University of Leipzig Medical Center report that Schwann cells receive crucial support with nerve repair from the fat tissue that surrounds nerves in the body. Using genetically ...

Obesity does not just enlarge fat stores, it appears to rework the body’s wiring and immune landscape in ways scientists have ...

Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, enabling us to recall memories or to move our bodies. Making sense of this ...

A recent study by European scientists shows that highly sensitive sensors based on color centers in a diamond can be used to record electrical activity from neurons in living brain tissue. The work is ...

It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells -- which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities -- are mute, ...

Exercise may do far more than strengthen the heart and muscles. New research suggests regular aerobic activity can physically reshape the nervous system that controls the heartbeat, altering key nerve ...

The clitoris is larger than most people think, and much of the organ is internal. Joel Saget / AFP via Getty Images One of the human body’s least studied organs is finally getting attention. The ...