A cell therapy is a medicinal product containing cells, and is typically injected into a patient. Examples include bone marrow transplants (also known as haematopoietic stem cell transplantation ...

Diabetic neuropathy refers to nerve damage that develops gradually and is caused by long-term high blood sugar levels. While there’s no cure, managing blood sugar levels can slow its progression ...

Neurons in the hippocampus control our spatial learning, however, they are very unstable. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Leibniz Institute for ...

Very rarely it can develop in older children, teenagers and adults. Neuroblastoma is a cancer that starts in a type of nerve cell called a neuroblast. Like other cancers it can spread to other parts ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of genetic disorders that causes a loss of motor nerve cells and muscle atrophy. There are five types of SMA relating to age of onset and symptom severity.

In their current study, which has been published in the journal eLife, the researchers investigated its effect on human nerve cells that they had cultivated from stem cells. The result ...

An entrepreneur launched a plushie that purrs, targeting millennials and Gen Zers. Plushie sales are booming among adults who find comfort in the things they enjoyed as kids. Research shows cat ...

The median nerve is one of many peripheral nerves that extend throughout the body. This nerve in particular provides important control of the hand, wrist, and forearm and is commonly associated ...

There's nothing quite like a cute Pokémon plush to bring a smile to the face, is there? Well, this new range arriving in Japan's Pokémon Centers next week might just be the cutest of the bunch ...

A deficiency in this essential vitamin can lead to nerve damage, causing symptoms such as numbness and tingling sensations. Nerve Alive includes Vitamin B12 to support red blood cell production, ...

Interestingly, the researchers also discovered that oligodendrocytes, brain cells that help insulate nerve fibers, were less affected by tau. This suggests that these cells might help to protect the ...