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Silent thief of sight: Rutgers Health experts highlight glaucoma risks, early detection

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, prompting Rutgers Health experts to underscore the importance of early detection and public awareness.

14 Jan 2026

Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew

Let's be clear: The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide at least 90% protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in their lifetimes, one that can cause lingering nerve pain and other nasty long-term consequences.

14 Jan 2026

Implanted vagus nerve stimulation device offers lasting relief for severe depression

About 20% of U.S. adults experience major depression in their lifetime. For most people, symptoms improve within a few treatment attempts, but up to one-third of patients have treatment-resistant depression, for which standard antidepressant medication or psychotherapy isn't enough.

13 Jan 2026

Epstein-Barr virus together with a gene variant contributes to onset of multiple sclerosis

One of the leading triggers for multiple sclerosis (MS) is an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus. However, certain gene variants also play an important role.

13 Jan 2026

Petrolatum ointments cause microshunt swelling, rupture in glaucoma patients

Widely-used eye ointments can cause glaucoma implants to swell and potentially rupture, according to new research from Nagoya University in Japan.

13 Jan 2026

$Neural pain pathways found to play crucial role in bone fracture healing$

Neural pain pathways found to play crucial role in bone fracture healing

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the occupants of danger.

8 Jan 2026

Scientists discover how stem cells navigate and repair brain damage after stroke

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye-called the cornea-can heal from minor scratches within a single day.

8 Jan 2026

CIRM awards $7.4 million to advance stem cell-based gene therapy for Friedreich's ataxia

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has awarded $7.4 million to support a University of California San Diego team developing a first-of-its-kind stem cell-based gene therapy for Friedreich's ataxia, a rare inherited neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive loss of coordination, muscle strength, heart function and overall mobility.

8 Jan 2026

Stimulating immune cells could offer new treatment for nerve injury pain

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that targeting a specific immune process could help improve recovery after nerve injury and reduce chronic pain.

7 Jan 2026

Reprogramming immunity to protect beta cells in type 1 diabetes

In the battle against type 1 diabetes (T1D), one researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is leading a bold new front. With $1 million in funding from Breakthrough T1D, the leading global T1D research and advocacy organization, Leonardo Ferreira, Ph.D., assistant professor of Pharmacology and Immunology, and his collaborators at partnering institutions will explore a new approach to treating – and potentially curing – the disease.

7 Jan 2026

Injectable nanomaterial reduces secondary brain injury after ischemic stroke

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.

7 Jan 2026

Separate neurons for content and context enable flexible human memory

The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now discovered how the human brain uses two different groups of neurons to store content and context separately.

7 Jan 2026

Pain-sensing neurons in the gut spark inflammatory immune responses

Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine.

7 Jan 2026

Replenishing mitochondria significantly reduces chronic nerve pain, research shows

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged nerve cells falter because their energy factories known as mitochondria don't function properly.

7 Jan 2026

Microglia help protect the spinal cord from age-related damage

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that the nervous system's own immune cells help protect the spinal cord from age-related damage.

7 Jan 2026

The gut is not just digestive and new evidence shows it actively controls brain function

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate through hormonal, neural, immune, and microbial pathways. It highlights how disruptions in these pathways contribute to gastrointestinal, metabolic, and neurological disorders, and how modern therapies are beginning to exploit gut–brain signaling for clinical benefit.

6 Jan 2026

Nerve News and Research

Silent thief of sight: Rutgers Health experts highlight glaucoma risks, early detection

Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew

Implanted vagus nerve stimulation device offers lasting relief for severe depression

Epstein-Barr virus together with a gene variant contributes to onset of multiple sclerosis

Petrolatum ointments cause microshunt swelling, rupture in glaucoma patients

Neural pain pathways found to play crucial role in bone fracture healing

Scientists discover how stem cells navigate and repair brain damage after stroke

CIRM awards $7.4 million to advance stem cell-based gene therapy for Friedreich's ataxia

Stimulating immune cells could offer new treatment for nerve injury pain

Reprogramming immunity to protect beta cells in type 1 diabetes

Injectable nanomaterial reduces secondary brain injury after ischemic stroke

Separate neurons for content and context enable flexible human memory

Pain-sensing neurons in the gut spark inflammatory immune responses

Replenishing mitochondria significantly reduces chronic nerve pain, research shows

Microglia help protect the spinal cord from age-related damage

The gut is not just digestive and new evidence shows it actively controls brain function

Acupuncture may help ICU patients recover faster

Researchers identify hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells

Soft wireless bioelectronic implant targets the splenic nerve to reduce inflammation

New computational method reconstructs how cells decide their fate

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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