Scientists are starting to understand the precise workings of a type of gene that, unlike other genes, does not code for proteins – the building blocks of life. New research led by the University of ...

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged ...

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

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

Researches at Linköping University have created an artificial nerve cell from a single organic electrochemical transistor, while still reproducing as many as 17 neural properties. An artificial neuron ...

Researchers developed two computational tools to decode how cells communicate in tissues. sCCIgen creates realistic virtual ...