When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

A nanomaterial based on a platform developed by Professor Samuel Stupp crosses the blood-brain barrier and targets harmful ...

The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to privosegtor for optic neuritis, a common symptom of multiple ...

Breakthrough therapy designation granted as Company advances the PIONEER registrational program in optic neuropathies to create a potential ...

Choline is an essential nutrient that plays a key role in fetal growth and development, supports cell structure and function, ...

Privosegtor is advancing in the registrational PIONEER program across 2 key optic neuropathies, representing an unaddressed potential market of $7 billion in the U.S. Privosegtor achieved an average ...

Share on Pinterest A new study suggests that aerobic exercise may help reshape part of the body’s nervous system. Getty Images A rat study has found that aerobic exercise may reshape nerves that ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Alzheimer's Disease” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Eisai. Alzheimer’s disease has proved to be a ...

Ian Burkhart was on holiday with friends in 2010 when his life changed forever. He dived into shallow water and broke his neck, leaving him paralysed from the shoulders down at the age of 19. “At that ...

A group of nerve cells known for their role in detecting chemical irritation, tissue damage, heat, and pressure now emerge as critical defenders against the worst ravages of the flu caused by an ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Billions of nerve cells send signals coursing through our bodies, serving as conduits ...