Axon regeneration in the central nervous system (CNS) is a critical area of research, particularly because the ability of neurons to repair themselves after injury is limited. This limitation ...

and the position of the cell body and the length and numbers of the axons and dendrites can vary. The human nervous system is defined as two parts. They are the central nervous system (CNS ...

New research on nematodes reveals how glial cells maintain and monitor neuronal dendrites. Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial cells. While brain cells do the heavy ...

But neurons are not alone in the brain or elsewhere in the nervous system: Brain cells called glia play various supporting roles to keep the system running smoothly. Between the axon of a ...

Damage to myelin, the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibers, impairs the brain's ability to transmit signals efficiently ...

Neurons are the cells in our body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system ... Myelinated axons are present in sensory neurons and motor neurons but ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

The pathway of the visual system has been the most deliberately studied nervous subsystem. Therefore, it presents a working model to gain knowledge of how axons migrate through intermediate ...

Some axons are extremely short ... Symptoms can vary depending on which part or parts of the nervous system have damaged myelin. For instance, demyelination of nerves in the lower spine may ...

A recent drug discovery could eventually help the visually impaired and those suffering from multiple sclerosis, traumatic stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease regain some of their vision and mental ...

In contrast, the peripheral nervous system (PNS) has far greater capacity for regeneration. This difference can be partly attributed to variances in glial-mediated functions, such as axon guidance, ...