Scientists identified the gene-expression profile of sleeping nociceptors, sensory neurons that drive spontaneous neuropathic ...

Andrew G. Lee, MD, and Drew Carey, MD, discuss how optic disc cupping after optic neuritis reflects nerve and ganglion cell ...

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Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and their international colleagues have determined the molecular signature of human sleeping -­ or silent -­ nociceptors: sensory neurons that are ...

In A Nutshell An existing osteoporosis medication (PTH) reduced chronic back pain in three mouse models of spinal ...

The first node sits in the peripheral nervous system. Sensory neurons in the vagus nerve detect damage in the heart and send signals upward. The researchers focused on a subset of vagal sensory ...

Research reveals how close human vision comes to sensing the smallest possible unit of light. Here’s why that matters for ...

A heart attack activates stress circuits in the brain that evolved for survival but can amplify inflammation, disrupt healing ...

Neuropathic pain, often referred to as nerve pain, can arise from a range of conditions such as diabetic neuropathy, nerve ...