A research team led by Professor Chaogu Zheng from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in ...

Whether you’re aware of it or not, there’s an information superhighway running down each side of your neck right now. And every time you take a long, slow exhale, you’re using that highway — an ...

This information conduit is crucial to how your body functions. So why are so many people trying to shock it? By Simar Bajaj Running along either side of your neck is a pair of marvelous fibers that ...

Even though American consumers are feeling a financial crunch in their wallets, that's not stopping many from buying on impulse, according to a new study. Fifty-three percent of consumers surveyed by ...

After using vagus nerve stimulators for more than a month, we feel ready to make a case for these pricey devices. Share on Pinterest We had to know: could these wearable and handheld gadgets, ...

Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin much earlier – sometime around the third decade of life. Developing tau ...

WASHINGTON — Space mobility company Impulse Space has opened a Colorado facility to support development of its spacecraft. The company, based in Southern California, said March 10 it opened a ...

You may be familiar with the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. It processes information to make key decisions about bodily functions. Outside of this system is the ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden partnership between pancreatic cancer and the nervous system. Support cells in the pancreas lure nerve fibers, which then release signals that accelerate early ...

Vagus nerve stimulation is a social-media sensation, promising instant stress relief. Here’s what the science really says about the body’s built-in “chill” circuit. Vagus nerve stimulators deliver ...

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Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cells in the human brain, according to the latest ...