Researchers created a human spinal cord organoid, injured it, then applied an experimental therapy. What happened next was ...

Intracellular transport is a vital process that allows cells to move proteins and other molecules to specific locations. This ...

A new, more life-like physical model of microscopic nerve fibers called axons could speed up the discovery of medicines for multiple sclerosis and other degenerative brain diseases, suggests a new ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests. In mouse experiments, scientists introduced ...

Neurons are specialized cells of the nervous system that communicate using electrical signals, which propagate down long, wire-like projections called axons. The conduction of these signals requires ...

A tiny roundworm has helped University of Queensland scientists uncover minuscule structures in skin tissue that may protect the body's ability to feel temperature, touch and pain. The research is ...