Astrocytes are integral constituents of the central nervous system, serving roles that extend far beyond mere structural support. These specialised glial cells are crucial for maintaining homeostasis, ...

Your nervous system is a network that sends signals between your brain and other parts of your body to control your body's movements and processes. This system includes your brain, spinal cord, and ...

The first stem cell culture method that produces a full model of the early stages of the human central nervous system has been developed by a team of engineers and biologists at the University of ...

The Carl Zeiss Foundation is contributing EUR 6 million to a research project on the regeneration of the nervous system at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). The new Interactive Biomaterials ...

Primary central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis is a rare, frequently misdiagnosed condition that affects the brain and spinal cord and is characterized by a variety of neurologic symptoms at ...

Questions persist about adverse effects such as impaired cognition and attention, incoordination, spasticity, or parkinsonism from chronic, low-level exposures to organophosphate (OP) compounds. In a ...

The nervous system's functioning may become impaired, that can result in experiencing tiredness at all times, even after getting enough rest. This fatigue produces persistent and overwhelming ...