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Following an injury, such as a traumatic crush injury, the peripheral nervous system is itself often able to effectively ...

Researchers reveal how cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) degrade myelin after nerve injury, a process that fails to occur in the central nervous system (CNS). The study appears in The ...

Researchers in Germany report a major finding in the field of neuroscience that could have important ramifications in new pain therapies targeting Schwann cells in the skin. Classical understanding of ...

Scientists say a key protein in Schwann cells performs a critical, perhaps overarching, role in regulating the recovery of peripheral nerves after injury. The discovery has implications for improving ...

A new way to grow cells vital for nerve repair could be a vital step for use in patients with severe nerve damage, including spinal injury. A new way to grow cells vital for nerve repair, developed by ...

After an injury, there is often damage to the nerves. These nerves usually regenerate using innate processes. Researchers from Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and at the Swiss University of Fribourg ...

Researchers have found that Schwann cells, a special type of cells are capable of generating protective myelin sheath covers for the nerves at rates higher than earlier believed. Senior author Dr.