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Nerve pain (neuralgia)

Nerve pain (neuralgia)

Key factsNerve pain (neuralgia) is a particular type of pain that often feels like a shooting, stabbing or burning sensation.It is caused by damage or injury either to the nerves that send messages to

Nerve pain (neuralgia)

Key factsNerve pain (neuralgia) is a particular type of pain that often feels like a shooting, stabbing or burning sensation.It is caused by damage or injury either to the nerves that send messages to
New hydrogel stem cell treatment repairs injured brain tissue in mice

New hydrogel stem cell treatment repairs injured brain tissue in mice

New hydrogel stem cell treatment repairs injured brain tissue in micebyUniversity of MelbourneMouse brain tissue 28 days after injection of hydrogel with myoglobin shows a higher volume of healt

New hydrogel stem cell treatment repairs injured brain tissue in mice

New hydrogel stem cell treatment repairs injured brain tissue in micebyUniversity of MelbourneMouse brain tissue 28 days after injection of hydrogel with myoglobin shows a higher volume of healt
Causes and Effects of Thrombotic Stroke

Causes and Effects of Thrombotic Stroke

ByJose Vega MD, PhDUpdated on August 20, 2023Medically reviewed byNicholas R. Metrus, MDA thrombotic stroke is a type ofischemic strokethat occurs when a blood clot

Causes and Effects of Thrombotic Stroke

ByJose Vega MD, PhDUpdated on August 20, 2023Medically reviewed byNicholas R. Metrus, MDA thrombotic stroke is a type ofischemic strokethat occurs when a blood clot
Occipital Neuralgia

Occipital Neuralgia

Occipital Neuralgiais a condition in which theoccipital nerves, the nerves that run through the scalp, are injured or inflamed. This causes headaches that feel like severe piercing, throbb

Occipital Neuralgia

Occipital Neuralgiais a condition in which theoccipital nerves, the nerves that run through the scalp, are injured or inflamed. This causes headaches that feel like severe piercing, throbb
Researchers pinpoint brain area where people who are blind recognize faces identified by sound

Researchers pinpoint brain area where people who are blind recognize faces identified by sound

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUsing a specializeddevicethat translates images into sound, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientis

Researchers pinpoint brain area where people who are blind recognize faces identified by sound

byGeorgetown University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUsing a specializeddevicethat translates images into sound, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientis
Study suggests serotonin loss may contribute to cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

Study suggests serotonin loss may contribute to cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBall-and-stick model of the serotonin molecule. Credit: Public DomainComparing PET scans of more than 90 adults with and without mild cognitive impai

Study suggests serotonin loss may contribute to cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBall-and-stick model of the serotonin molecule. Credit: Public DomainComparing PET scans of more than 90 adults with and without mild cognitive impai
Study explores how individual neurons allow us to understand the sounds of speech

Study explores how individual neurons allow us to understand the sounds of speech

by Ilona Garner,University of California, San FranciscoLarge-scale human single-neuron recording across the cortical depth using Neuropixels probes. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038

Study explores how individual neurons allow us to understand the sounds of speech

by Ilona Garner,University of California, San FranciscoLarge-scale human single-neuron recording across the cortical depth using Neuropixels probes. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038
Could a blood test revolutionize multiple sclerosis diagnosis?

Could a blood test revolutionize multiple sclerosis diagnosis?

by hris Casey,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test into multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology could speed MS diagnostics and ultimately improve patient car

Could a blood test revolutionize multiple sclerosis diagnosis?

by hris Casey,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA simple blood test into multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology could speed MS diagnostics and ultimately improve patient car
Team discovers second stem cell type in mouse brain

Team discovers second stem cell type in mouse brain

Team discovers second stem cell type in mouse brainbyHeidelberg UniversityBasal neural stem cells are the most abundant stem cell type in the adult mouse V-SVZ from birth onwards and the main co

Team discovers second stem cell type in mouse brain

Team discovers second stem cell type in mouse brainbyHeidelberg UniversityBasal neural stem cells are the most abundant stem cell type in the adult mouse V-SVZ from birth onwards and the main co
Immersive VR goggles for mice unlock new potential for brain science

Immersive VR goggles for mice unlock new potential for brain science

byNorthwestern UniversityThis illustration shows the VR setup, with an "overhead threat" projected into the top field of view. Credit: Dom Pinke/Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern Uni

Immersive VR goggles for mice unlock new potential for brain science

byNorthwestern UniversityThis illustration shows the VR setup, with an "overhead threat" projected into the top field of view. Credit: Dom Pinke/Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern Uni
Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

by Ione Fine and Woon Ju Park,The ConversationThe middle temporal cortex is involved in processing visual movement. Credit: Gray, vectorized by Mysid, colored by was_a_bee/Wikimedia CommonsAlmos

Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

by Ione Fine and Woon Ju Park,The ConversationThe middle temporal cortex is involved in processing visual movement. Credit: Gray, vectorized by Mysid, colored by was_a_bee/Wikimedia CommonsAlmos