LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 (UPI) --Researchers identified the genetic mechanism that promotes repair of the peripheral nervous system, as well as a drug that promotes nerve regeneration in the central ...

Parents have experienced how newborns grab their finger and hold tight. This almost instantaneous response is one of the sweetest involuntary movements that babies exhibit. The newborn’s nerves sense ...

Whether or not nerve cells are able to regrow after injury depends on their location in the body. Injured nerve cells in the peripheral nervous system, such as those in the arms and legs, can recover ...

Network Physics this week will introduce an appliance and software to serve as the centerpieces of the company’s plans to scale its point products to enterprisewide rollouts. Network Physics’ ...

The fruit fly has evolved a method for arranging the tiny, hair-like structures it uses to feel and hear the world that's so efficient a team of scientists says it could be used to more effectively ...

Almost all components of a data center such as network devices, storage systems, servers and even the electrical systems generate logs. Like a central nervous system, log messages are generated by ...

A long-running effort to move data for bitcoin's transaction blocks around the world more efficiently has received an upgrade. Since bitcoin was released, an array of services or solutions have ...

Injured nerve cells in the limbs (the peripheral nervous system or PNS) can regrow and repair. Nerve cells in the central nervous system (CNS) -- brain and spinal cord -- cannot. Now a network of ...