Using a new cell model, researchers can for the first time study how hepatitis E viruses affect nerve cells. Hepatitis E viruses (HEV) typically cause liver infections. They can, however, also infect ...

A new, lifelike model of nerve fibers may serve as a platform to screen for experimental treatments that can promote myelin ...

Hepatitis E viruses (HEV) typically cause liver infections. They can, however, also infect other organs and cause neurological disorders. Little is yet known about how this process works. A research ...

In A Nutshell A new study suggests smoking may contribute to dementia risk through a previously unknown pathway: rare lung ...

In a study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, thin filaments radiating from nerve cells that transmit electrical signals from cell to cell ...

Scientists create living robots with nervous systems, revealing how neurons grow, connect and shape movement in a new biological model.

With the aid of a 3D printer, researchers at Uppsala University have succeeded in creating a model that resembles human nerve tissue. The model, which can be cultured from the patient's own cells, ...

Most people think of Alzheimer's disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin ...

LEUVEN October 31st - Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by a progressive loss of nerve cells leading to a decline in memory and cognition. A team of researchers at KU Leuven and VIB explored the ...