Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified three types of nerve cells connected to the intestinal villi, suggesting ...

The myelin sheath wraps around the fibers, which are the long, threadlike parts of a nerve cell. The sheath protects these fibers, known as axons, like the insulation around an electrical wire.

In the brain, they outnumber nerve cells 10 to 1. Without glial cells ... These nerves collect and send information between the brain and parts of the body – mostly the neck and head.

One procedure stimulates nerve cells in the brain by using magnetic ... Your brain, spinal cord, and nerves are the main parts of your nervous system. To help take care of your nervous system ...

we see that some parts of the brain are affected and not others. For example, in FTD, it's nerve cells in the front of our brains—the part of our brain in charge of language processing ...

In the theater of the brain, nerve cells have long been cast as the stars, bringing mental scenes to life with their electrical and chemical performances. Yet many of the cellular actors in the ...

Senior author Dr Teresa Niccoli (UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing, UCL Biosciences) said: “In dementia, we see that some parts of the brain are affected and not others. For example, in FTD, it’s nerve ...

Nerve cells, often called neurons, are specialized cells that carry messages around the body. Spread out like an array of electrical wiring, they allow different parts of the body to communicate ...