How does the body regulate the activity of insulin-producing cells in order to react quickly to changing conditions? Researchers have investigated this question.

The hormone insulin plays a central role in the metabolism of many living organisms. When food is plentiful, insulin promotes ...

Discover the shocking findings of a study on microplastic pollution in human brain tissue. Explore the sources and possible ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

Researchers reported what they called the first evidence that a spine-stimulating implant might aid neurodegenerative ...

A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving them ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease.

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the ...

Using a single-cell sequencing technique, Brazilian researchers have created the first cell atlas of focal cortical dysplasia ...

Under this condition, which can result from traumatic injuries, infections, metabolic problems, or could be inherited due to ...

The findings demonstrate that the brain and the immune system collaborate to prepare for future challenges and reveal how they "learn" to activate the immune system based solely on sensory information ...