Could wounded skin someday regrow perfectly without scars? A new study by Harvard stem cell biologists published in Cell ...
Damaged nerve fibers (axons) in the peripheral nervous system can regenerate themselves, but complete functional recovery often doesn’t occur. That’s because the Schwann cells responsible for ...
Recent research has identified a new compound that can stimulate nerve regeneration after injury, as well as protect cardiac tissue from the sort of damage seen in heart attack. Research led by UCL, ...
Maintaining a healthy nervous system cannot be overstated in our fast-paced world. The nervous system regulates various bodily functions, from movement and sensation to cognitive processes and ...
Pain, numbness and tingling in your hands and feet can be a sign you have neuropathy or nerve damage. Common treatments include pain medication, injections, or tens (an electrical stimulator), but Dr.
Scientists have flipped the script on a common cancer target in an effort to regenerate nerves and protect cardiac tissue from damage. “There are currently no approved medicines to regenerate nerves [ ...
Connecting pieces of information by finding a common thread often takes glaucoma researchers in unexpected directions. Zinc is one such thread that joined together different experts at Boston Children ...
A complete spinal cord injury results, tragically, in total paralysis of all limbs and muscles below the injury site. But now, scientists at EPFL have demonstrated in mice a new gene therapy that can ...