Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system. Identification of early ...

Leukocyte entry into the central nervous system (CNS) is restricted, in part, because of the blood–brain barrier (BBB). During the past decade, crucial components that are involved in the ...

A Personal View published in The Lancet Oncology challenges the long-standing perception of metastatic brain cancer, calling to recognize it as a distinct central nervous system (CNS) disease ...

For example, if you step on something sharp, the nerves in your foot send a message through neurons to your central nervous system that says, "Hey, this hurts." Your brain and spinal cord respond ...

Astrocytes are brain cells that interact intimately with neurons and their circuits to maintain proper conditions for nervous system function. Neurons release a protein called Sonic hedgehog (Shh ...

CSF oligoclonal bands is a test ordered by physicians when serious health concerns related to your central nervous system arise ... mechanisms between your brain and body. Symptoms of multiple ...

These move towards the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is the brain and spinal cord. It coordinates the responses. Messages are then sent back along different neurones to muscles which ...

illuminating a general principle of neural processing in a mysterious region of the midbrain that is the very origin of our central serotonin (5-HT) system, a key part of the nervous system ...

In the early stages of this rare hereditary disease the brain appears to play a major role by over-activating the immune ... Spastic paraplegia type 15 is characterized by the progressive loss of ...

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system. The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from ...

Sensory neurones carry electrical signals - nerve impulses - towards the central nervous system (spinal cord and brain). The signal starts in a receptor which detects a change. Relay neurones ...