But, unlike vertebrate organisms, the octopus’s nervous system is also decentralized, with around 350 million neurons, or 66 percent of it, located in its eight arms.

Misbehaving T cells light up long before Parkinson’s symptoms show, zeroing in on vulnerable brain proteins. Their early ...

The autonomic nervous system is the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls visceral functions such as heart rate, respiratory rate and digestion. It consists of enteric ...

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...

Don’t push through tiredness; listen to your body. Sunlight and fresh air will do better than medicines today. Your nervous system needs rest, not rush. A calm body brings a sharp mind.

Chronic pain affects millions of people in the US. Targeting an oft-overlooked brain receptor could one day offer relief.

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

Stem cells in the nervous system are self-renewing cells that have the capacity to produce all, or a restricted set of, the neural cell types (neurons and glia) in the nervous system.

Intriguing and incredibly unique, Octopuses are cephalopods with three hearts that pump blue blood throughout their eight ...

CIDP is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system's B-cells attack the peripheral nervous system. In the current study, the CAR CD19 T-cell therapy was used to combat these rogue B-cells.

Parasitic tapeworm larvae release glutamate and other excitatory molecules that can directly excite brain neurons.

In a new interview with PEOPLE, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella opens up about returning to in-ring action after years away from the pro wrestling company and admits she was 'really nervous' to return.