The peripheral nervous system is a vast network of nerves that exists primarily outside of brain and spinal cord and connects to the far reaches of the body. The very expanse of peripheral nerves ...

Effective axon regeneration is critical for restoring nerve function in patients with axon injury-related neurological diseases, yet adult mammals show limited regenerative capacity in central axonal ...

There’s a new option to help patients with chronic pain. NeuraLace Medical has received FDA clearance for its Axon Therapy, a technology that non-invasively stimulates peripheral nerves and provides ...

Transplanted nerve cells with artificially stretched axons may act as “jumper cables” to guide and accelerate axon regeneration across nerve lesions, potentially restoring limb function to people with ...

Neuroscientists studying how the body's immune system breaks down damaged peripheral nerves. Their latest research changes our understanding of neuropathic pain and how to treat it. In animal models ...

In humans, axons of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) are capable of regeneration, whereas those of the central nervous system (CNS) are currently viewed as incapable of regeneration. This inability ...

Nerve axons serve as the wiring of the nervous system, sending electrical signals that control movement and sense of touch. When axons are damaged, whether by injury or as a side effect of certain ...

Despite the many different types of insults neurons may face, from physical damage to toxins to disease, there are only a few primary cellular signaling pathways stimulated by these divergent stresses ...

Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Associate Professor P McCrory, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, ...

Scientists have developed a gene therapy that blocks axonal degeneration, preventing axon destruction in mice and suggesting a therapeutic strategy that could help prevent the loss of peripheral ...