The first stem cell culture method that produces a full model of the early stages of the human central nervous system has been developed by a team of engineers and biologists. The first stem cell ...

Scientists have re-created a pain pathway in the brain by growing four key clusters of human nerve cells in a dish. This laboratory model could be used to help explain certain pain syndromes, and ...

While we’ve evolved to be able to respond well to immediate threats, our stress-response system is less able deal with the ...

Gargling water and humming might sound strange but new research shows they activate your vagus nerve and calm anxiety within ...

The first stem cell culture method that produces a full model of the early stages of the human central nervous system has been developed by a team of engineers and biologists at the University of ...

Researchers have used new imaging techniques to explore the function and structures of the neuro-cutaneous unit – the connection between the nervous system and the skin. The findings, published today ...

It’s a well-known and almost quaint fact that the human body is capable of regeneration. When we suffer a minor scrape or a ...

New 3D images reveal the clitoris’s complex nerve network, highlighting long‑standing gaps in medical understanding of the female body.How big is the clitoris? Where exactly is it located? And how is ...

In another new UAB study, 15 minutes of stimulation before a 45-minute session with a physical therapist made lasting ...