In an intriguing revelation from recent research, mitochondria have been shown not only to power the cell but also to ...

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a competitive medical entrance examination in India for admission to ...

The processing of optical information in the retina of the eye, where the light-sensitive photoreceptors and the first nerve ...

Pioneering research reveals the origins of the ventral nerve cord in early molting animals. An international team of ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the central nervous system, evolved in ecdysozoan ...

These conditions are typically treated with nerve tissue taken from elsewhere in a patient's body, known as autografts. This technique for repairing injured nerves presents issues for patients ...

The body contains various types of nerve cells, including graded neurons that encode information through continuous changes in membrane potential, allowing subtle and precise signal processing.

Like workers at a factory or office, proteins in a cell must be in the right department to do their jobs. But scientists have ...

She practices sports medicine and non-operative orthopedics in Wisconsin. A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a nerve, leading to pain, numbness ...