Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand ...

New nerve-assessment techniques find near-universal small-fiber neuropathy among those with long-standing type 1 diabetes, and a majority also has large-fiber neuropathy; both were linked to HbA1c.

A burning sensation in the feet is usually harmless and temporary; however if it is chronic it can be due to various ...

Scientists have successfully grown over 400 different types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab—a groundbreaking step toward replicating the complexity of the human brain.

Small nerve fibers defy neuropathy conventions Date: April 11, 2016 Source: ... 14 had type 2 diabetes, and 25 had normal blood sugar and an unknown cause of neuropathy.

Q. I was recently diagnosed with glaucoma, a type called pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. Could you tell me what this is and how it differs from regular glaucoma? –San Manuel, Ariz. A. Glaucoma is… ...

This work has shown that one type of glial cell that is found where muscle and nerve fibers meet, called Schwann cells, are the only cells in muscles that produce two specific molecules. These ...

Reduced Corneal Nerve Fiber Density in Type 2 Diabetes by Wide-Area Mosaic Analysis. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science , 2017; 58 (14): 6318 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-22257 Cite This Page : ...

Super-thin optical fibre could be used to check nerve cells in the brain, scientists say. Story by Holly Chik • 4d. ... The two main types of fibres are single-mode fibres ...

Furthermore, vitamin D deficiency was linked to large fiber neuropathy with increased odds of prolongation of motor nerve latency (odds ratio, 1.362; P = .038).

To compare retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness changes between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations at nucleotides 11778 and 14484 in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) using optical ...