Pain-sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new ...

The brain's immune system is getting attention at the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago. A lot of research is now focused on the interaction of neurons, glial cells and other immune cells. There's a ...

Scientists have discovered neurons in mice that fire in response to gentle, stroking touch. The neurons, described in the Jan. 31 issue of the journal Nature, may explain why animals, from rats to ...

There's a big change happening in neuroscience. Researchers are taking a closer look at cells that were once dismissed as merely the glue that holds a brain together. They're also looking at how those ...