Researchers identified 16 distinct types of nerve cells involved in human touch and compared them with those in mice and ...

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch. Comparisons between humans, mice and macaques show both similarities ...

Citation: Human sense of touch consists of 16 unique types of nerve cells: Study challenges notion of one type for each sensation (2024, November 4) retrieved 6 November 2024 from https ...

Multiple sclerosis, a neuroinflammatory disease that affects nearly 3 million people worldwide, causes a loss of myelin, the ...

Model developed in study will pave way for more discovery about important but mysterious process Ben Emery, Ph.D., and ...

Researchers, supported by the NIH's BRAIN Initiative, have created a comprehensive map of the fruit fly brain, identifying ...

An image more than three months in the making captured the precise moment brain tumor cells from mice interact, winning first ...

Its role? To repair damaged tissues. Pixabay illustration image The scientists have named this cell the "EndoMac progenitor." Unlike ordinary cells, it can transform into two distinct types: an ...

Compared with the arms of an octopus, our own bony limbs are about as flexible as old tree branches. It stands to reason that ...

The award-winning image highlights the intricate details of two kinds of cells: a rounder, less specialized kind and longer, ...