It's common knowledge that our brains -- and, specifically, our brain cells -- store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory ...

It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has ...

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.

Researchers identified 16 distinct types of nerve cells involved in human touch and compared them with those in mice and ...

Scientists discovered that memory formation isn’t limited to the brain. Non-brain cells can activate memory genes, responding ...

and "listen in on" an individual nerve cell to find out if that particular nerve cell is reacting and sending signals to the ...

Disruptions between the brain's master circadian clock and the liver's internal clock, communicated via the hepatic afferent ...

Penn Medicine researchers discovered that liver signals regulate eating patterns by interacting with brain centers, a process ...

Compared to the mouse, humans have many more pain nerve cells of the type that send pain signals to the brain at high speed. Why this is so, the study cannot answer, but the researchers have a ...

In today’s fast-paced world, where mental agility is paramount, supplements that promise cognitive enhancement have gained ...

Once someone is infected with HSV-1, they have it for life. Some people may get flare-ups of symptoms periodically; others ...