A global research collaboration has revealed how certain gut cells switch on pain signals, which can linger long after the ...

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Our findings suggest a novel dual role for IFT172 in both structural support within IFT trains and regulation of ciliary ubiquitination and signaling pathways, providing new insights into the ...

For all the known benefits CBD offers, it’s unclear how well it can relieve nerve pain ... It’s usually chronic (long-term) and may get progressively worse. Certain conditions, such as ...

Having high blood sugar levels over a long period can damage the small blood vessels. This prevents sufficient oxygen and essential nutrients from reaching the nerves, which can harm them. For this ...

A cycloplegic eye drop is an eye drop that temporarily paralyzes the ciliary body, allowing a doctor to fully measure a patient’s vision problem. When the ciliary body is paralyzed, the eye cannot ...

Gluten neuropathy refers to damage that can occur to peripheral nerves in people with gluten sensitivity ... neuropathy make lifestyle changes to reduce pain, including avoiding long periods of ...

Sometimes, ON can lead to complications. It’s less common, but optic nerve damage and serious long-term vision loss can happen. In about 15% to 20% of cases, ON is the first sign of MS. If ON ...

The representative images were taken from dorsal retina, 1000 µm away from the optic nerve. The scale bar represents 20 µm ... (43), with wild-type Long Evans rats purchased from Charles River. For ...

The plant has long been prized by herbalists ... derived from the gardenia plant called Cape jasmine, can prompt nerve regeneration. Neurons damaged and stunted by disease find new life in ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that ... This may stop the aura from developing into another seizure, or may reduce how long it takes the person to recover after a seizure.