There are many different types of neurons, and they all have special functions in the brain, spinal cord, and muscles that ...

Scientists have discovered that female hormones like estrogen and progesterone can trigger immune cells near the spinal cord ...

Neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's involve progressive neuronal loss due to ...

Hirayama disease is a rare neurological disorder primarily affecting young males. This condition poses diagnostic challenges ...

Pain is meant to be a defense mechanism. It creates a strong sensation to get us to respond to a stimulus and prevent ...

Neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's involve progressive neuronal loss due to disease-induced damage. An enzyme ...

Researchers suggest results could reignite interest in DLK inhibition as a treatment strategy for neurodegenerative diseases.

Researchers have used genetic tools to investigate how specific nerve cells in the brain respond after a spinal cord injury.

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional ... in the spinal cord of cutaneous mechanical and heat stimuli gated by a shared feed-forward local inhibitory neuron type and a neural transition ...

Most adolescents and adults with SMA have normal sensory nerve function, even those with long-lasting disease, a study finds.