A study suggests overactive VCP may contribute to ALS nerve damage by disrupting nuclear pore proteins in genetic ALS.

Dewpoint has selected a novel small molecule to prevent the formation of abnormal TDP-43 protein clumps in ALS and other ...

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 ...

A newly characterized group of pharmacological compounds block both the inflammation and nerve cell damage seen in mouse models of multiple sclerosis, according to a study conducted at the Icahn ...

Analyzing molecular changes in two types of peripheral nerves that are affected in diabetic peripheral neuropathy – the sural, which carry sensory signals, and the tibial, which carry both sensory and ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far surpassing previous efforts that produced only a few dozen. By ...

Microneurography is a method that allows the researchers to listen to the nerve signalling in one nerve cell at a time. No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

Vitamin B12 is long understood as a vital nutrient required for red blood cell formation and nerve function, but a new ...