A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

If a person damages the brain or spine, nerve cells do not regenerate spontaneously. The mechanism has been there since the ...

Most human nerve cells last a lifetime without renewal. A trait echoed within the cells' components, some enduring as long as the organism itself. Most human nerve cells last a lifetime without ...

Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

Peripheral nerve injury reduces the ability of macrophages to clear dead or dying cells – a process known as efferocytosis – leading to chronic pain Restoring efferocytosis ability reduced neuropathic ...