The first ever trial of microsurgical suture repair vs. nerve alignment for digital nerve injuries suggests suture repair ...

Using microelectrodes, scientists could show that cells in the retina play different roles. The produce different signals, which is important for the processing of visual information. These ...

Researchers at the University of Calgary studying a lethal lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis have found that neurons ...

A new study in mice shows that Krause corpuscles are specialized to respond to vibration and light touch, and are key to normal sexual behavior. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

At Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Ellen Heber-Katz (center) has discovered how to regenerate damaged nerves and other wounds in lab animals without scarring, such as the holes in the mouse ...

Dental implants look the part, but by design they can't replace actual teeth. Now scientists have developed an innovative new implant that "grows" into the gum and fuses with existing nerves to mimic ...

There is at present no quick, reliable, and evidence-based way of evaluating the extent of nerve damage and need for surgical ...

From flexible implants to circuits seeded with living cells, a new kind of electronics is starting to produce long-lasting ...