Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Persistent pain in your funny bone? It could be ulnar neuropathy
Everyone knows hitting your funny bone isn't actually funny. But what happens when that feeling continues to persist?
Dec 14, 2023
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News tagged with nerve fibers
Genetics
Bone transcription factor controls nervous system gene expression, finds study
An established transcription factor known for bone formation also supports specialized cells in the central nervous system to promote brain tissue stiffness, findings that could inform new therapeutics for neuronal regeneration, ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stem cell therapy shows promise for treating multiple sclerosis—new study
Over 2 million people globally have multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the nervous system and can lead to problems moving, seeing and thinking.
Nov 28, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study finds fat cells help repair damaged nerves
Damage to the body's peripheral nerves can cause pain and movement disorders. Researchers at the Leipzig University have recently investigated how damaged nerves can regenerate better. They found that fat tissue strongly ...
Nov 28, 2023
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Medical research
Restoring nerve-muscle connections boosts strength of aging mice, study finds
A small molecule previously shown to enhance strength in injured or old laboratory mice does so by restoring lost connections between nerves and muscle fibers, Stanford Medicine researchers have found.
Oct 12, 2023
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Genetics
Regeneration across complete spinal cord injuries reverses paralysis
When the spinal cords of mice and humans are partially damaged, the initial paralysis is followed by the extensive, spontaneous recovery of motor function. However, after a complete spinal cord injury, this natural repair ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Medical research
Understanding the role of neurofilament light chain in MS and other neurological conditions
The human body is an intricate network of systems, and central to its operation is the central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and spinal cord—serving as the main command center.
Aug 17, 2023
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Neuroscience
Complex brain cell connections in the cerebellum more common than believed
In 1906, Spanish scientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal won the Nobel Prize for his pioneering studies of the microscopic structures of the brain. His famous drawings of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum show a forest of neuron ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Multiple sclerosis: Myelin may be detrimental to nerve fibers
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects millions of people worldwide, and there is currently no cure for this disease of the central nervous system. Damage to the nerve fibers, also called axons, is responsible for the severity of ...
Jun 30, 2023
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Neuroscience
Extraocular muscles may provide key to defensive mechanisms against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
A unique type of muscle fiber found in the extraocular muscles has been shown to be resistant against the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and has been shown to even increase in proportion to compensate when other ...
Jun 19, 2023
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