The nervous system is a complex network of neurons and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body. Millions of people worldwide are affected by ...

Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous signalling molecule that is involved in the regulation of the cardiovascular, immune and nervous systems ... GMP–protein kinase G system. If it is produced ...

The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia ...

Li Hanjie from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the presence of microglia in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and identified ...

SHENZHEN, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have, for the first time, confirmed the existence of microglia in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). This breakthrough provides novel insights ...

Our bodies are full of nerves! How do they work? Why do we have an autonomic and a somatic nervous system? When do the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems kick in? And what's with the vagus nerve?

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In the nervous system, studies on mechanical stress have highlighted key pathophysiological mechanisms underlying traumatic injury and neurodegenerative diseases. However, the biomolecular pathways ...

Advancements in transgenic technology since 1983 have led to the widespread use of the 35S promoter, which lacks specificity and can be lethal. To overcome these limitations, research has shifted to ...

The immune system plays an important role to prevent local growth and dissemination of cancer. Therapies based on activating the immune system can result in beneficial responses in patients with ...

Gliomas, originating from the glial cells, are the most lethal type of primary tumors in the central nervous system. Standard treatments like surgery have not significantly improved the prognosis of ...