For decades, above-the-knee amputees have had to live with stiff, uncomfortable prosthetics that felt more like rigid tools than natural limbs. As a result, climbing stairs, stepping over objects, or ...

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Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...

Neurona Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company advancing regenerative cell therapies for disorders of the ...

MIT researchers have developed a new bionic knee that can help people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

A new study reveals that neural stem cell grafts can generate new myelin in the central nervous system, offering hope for ...

A viral theory about chronic stress is hitting a nerve—literally—and it might explain why you're always on edge.

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

Rabies, a deadly viral disease affecting the central nervous system, remains a global health threat, particularly in regions ...