From the first successful kidney transplant in 1954, modern organ transplantation has often been linked to the horrors of Frankenstein. While people have grown to accept kidney and liver transplants ...
Amyloid proteins are typically considered bad guys, but researchers been investigating whether a version may be key to forming long-term memories.
In the field of neuropharmacology, the search for the next medical breakthrough often feels like a high-stakes gamble. For decades, the pharmaceutical industry has struggled ...
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute has for the first time ...
As darkness retreats and flotation tanks gain popularity, a UCSD professor examines how “sensory deprivation” experiments ...
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine, along with other collaborators, report that lung adenocarcinoma can engage nerve pathways that link the ...
Biohacking evolved from wearables to tech implants. As grinders embed chips and magnets in their bodies, we take a look at ...
Researchers have determined the molecular signature of sensory neurons that are key to signaling neuropathic pain.
Research reveals how close human vision comes to sensing the smallest possible unit of light. Here’s why that matters for ...
Our world is a rich tapestry of sensory information, constantly bombarding our nervous system with a vast array of stimuli.
That sharp flinch during a violent movie scene is familiar to many people. A hand slams, a body falls, and your own muscles ...
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and their international colleagues have determined the molecular signature of human sleeping -­ or silent -­ nociceptors: sensory neurons that are ...