nerve cell

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Those signals travel through nerve cells at the back of the eye and then through the optic nerve to the brain, where images are formed.

From Science Daily

Investors had rushed into the stock last September, when the company reported that AMT-130 slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease, an inherited condition that causes nerve cells in the brain to decay.

From Barron's

The findings, which are related to a sensor in the nerve cells of the skin, might provide clues for treating chronic itch conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gualdani and her colleagues looked at a sensor in the nerve cells of the skin known as TRPV4, which helps detect physical pressure and convert it into neural signals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once there, it activates immune responses that are tied to inflammation, loss of nerve cells, and declining cognitive function.

From Science Daily