Researchers reveal an unexpected cause for hidden hearing loss.
Researchers report on how Schwann cells transform to play a more active role in neurogenesis following nerve injury.
Researchers report a protein normally associated with prion diseases may help to maintain myelin.
Researchers describe the mechanical forces at play during myelination.
Researchers have identified key components of a mechanism that allows the nervous system to heal itself.
A new study reveals how Schwann cells in the PNS degrade myelin following nerve injury.
Researchers restore significant bladder function, through nerve regeneration, in rats with severe spinal cord injuries.
Researchers uncover a key to the development of the peripheral nervous system, providing new hope to patients suffering from hereditary neuropathy.
Researchers discover a build up of acylcarnitines in Schwann cells can lead to nerve damage noted in patients with peripheral neuropathy.
Researchers have discovered that, following nerve damage, peripheral glial cells produce the growth factor neuregulin1, which assists in the regeneration of damaged nerves.
Doctors performed the first-ever FDA approved Schwann cell transplantation in a patient with a new spinal cord injury. The procedure is a Phase 1 clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of transplanting the patient’s own Schwann cells.
Research seeks the 'master knob' to turn on nerve repair. Modulating immune response to injury could accelerate the regeneration of severed peripheral nerves, a new study in an animal model has found. By altering activity of the macrophage cells that respond to injuries, researchers dramatically increased the rate at which nerve processes regrew.
