Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute have found that some particularly aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, like that seen in the body's nervous system.

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

The UBC team's research, published this week in the journal Nature Communications, dubbed the highly-specialized neurons 'ovoid cells.' ...

Encoded Therapeutics is shrinking its headcount by 29% as the gene therapy biotech draws resources away from its early-stage ...

The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...