CAUGHT IN THE ACT A wearable microscope can image contractions of single motor units — a motor nerve cell and the muscle fibers it controls — in live people. G.N. Sanchez et al/Neuron 2015 ...

But Peters found an average of 10,280 nerve fibers in seven human clitorises he studied under a microscope. He presented his findings at the annual meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North ...

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a method to efficiently turn human stem cells into retinal ganglion cells, the type of nerve cells located within the retina that transmit visual signals ...

Electron microscope image of a nerve fiber with myelin (in black) in the optic nerve of an MS patient. In yellow, the spaces between myelin layers that are enlarged in MS) ...

The synaptic cleft, meaning the distance between two nerve cells or between a nerve cell and a muscle cell, is just 10 to 50 nanometers – too small for conventional microscopes.

The synaptic cleft, meaning the distance between two nerve cells or between a nerve cell and a muscle cell, is just 10 to 50 nanometers—too small for conventional microscopes.

Schematic drawing of the robot microscope system for optical manipulation of a nerve cell. (Adapted from Tanimoto et al ., Scientific Reports ) view more Credit: <i>Scientific Reports</i> ...

Muscle LIM Protein is expressed in the injured adult CNS and promotes Axon Regeneration. Cell Reports , 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.12.026 Cite This Page : ...

Retinal nerve cells grown in the lab Work could eventually lead to cell transplants for people blinded by glaucoma, MS Date: November 30, 2015 Source: ...

A vivid, extreme closeup of a rodent optic nerve head took home top honors at this year’s Nikon Small World photo competition, which recognizes excellence in photography under the microscope ...