A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They ...

Researchers have created over 400 distinct types of human nerve cells in vitro, vastly expanding the diversity available for ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

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

Often called the “love hormone” or the “cuddle hormone,” oxytocin promotes feelings of love, bonding, and well-being.

A new study into how Tylenol affects the central nervous system, blocking pain signals at origin, before they can reach the ...

Find out about the sympathetic nervous system, which causes your fight or flight response, and learn more about how it functions.

The nervous system is very complex. Read these 11 fun facts and learn why it's so important.

The function of glial cells in the PNS The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. It is responsible for carrying signals to and from the CNS.

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system. A clinical trial attempts ...

Your peripheral nervous system connects the nerves from your brain and spinal cord, or central nervous system, to the rest of your body. This includes your: ...