Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell ...

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have clarified how spermine—a small molecule that regulates many processes in ...

Chemotherapy activates a stress sensor in immune cells, triggering inflammation and nerve damage, which may help explain why ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Sepsis presents a significant medical challenge due to its intense inflammatory ...

The brain may play a role in helping the ear regulate its sensitivity to sound and compensate for hearing loss by sending a signal to a structure in the inner ear known as the cochlea, according to a ...

Introduction: We recently showed that sub-kilohertz electrical stimulation of the afferent somata in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) reversibly blocks afferent transmission. Here, we further ...

The optic nerve is a critical component of our vision, transmitting visual information from the retina to the brain. Evaluating the function and integrity of the optic nerve is essential in diagnosing ...

A 71-year-old woman presented a non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in an optic nerve with previously registered superonasal peripapillary myelinated nerve fibers. Her past medical ...