Brainstem region may drive high blood pressure via nerve connections
Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure.
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Cells: News and Research on Sensory Receptor Cells
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First map of nerve circuitry in bone helps physicians identify key signals for bone repair
When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the occupants of danger. But imagine if the device could transform into something that could fight the fire ...
Jan 8, 2026
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Pain-sensing neurons kick-start immune responses that drive allergies and asthma
Pain-sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings, published in Nature, suggest that current drugs may not ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Team captures first-ever 'twitch' of the eye's night-vision cells as they detect light
For the first time, an international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has recorded a tiny mechanical "twitch" in living human and rodent eyes at the exact moment a rod photoreceptor ...
Jan 7, 2026
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Tricking the brain to make exercise feel easier
Why do some people find a short jog exhausting, while others seem to run effortlessly? Of course, part of the answer lies in training and muscle strength. But the brain also plays a role, particularly in how we perceive effort.
Dec 5, 2025
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Genetically altered hair cells show how inner ear structures are organized
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a specific type of cell in the inner ear plays a commanding role in shaping the cellular landscape of the organ responsible for hearing, according to a study published in ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Teamwork in the inner ear: Our hearing is based on the organized grouping of proteins
Researchers at Göttingen Campus, Germany, have succeeded for the first time in examining the tiny synapses in the inner ear—the points of contact between the hair cells and the auditory nerve cells—at the molecular level. ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Neuroscientists pinpoint how the brain differentiates painful from non-painful touch
After nine months in the womb, humans enter a world filled with texture and shape. We must then quickly learn to recognize and respond to textures and objects in the outside world, beginning with sensations like the soft ...
Sep 24, 2025
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What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface
For athletes across all sports, few experiences are as agonizing as being forced to leave competition with a sudden muscle cramp. These painful, uncontrolled spasms—formally known as exercise-associated muscle cramps—have ...
Sep 9, 2025
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Eye cells 'rewire' themselves when vision begins to fail, study finds
Scientists at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have discovered that certain retinal cells can rewire themselves when vision begins to deteriorate in retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic ...
Jul 7, 2025
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