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There’s a mysterious nerve in the human body that takes the most inefficient route imaginable—and scientists can’t explain why

The human body is full of elegant designs that seem almost too perfect to be real. But once in a while, nature throws in a ...
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Human touch stimulates 16 different types of nerve cells in the body

The human sense of touch is a complex system that integrates diverse sensations such as pain, temperature, and pleasant ...
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New self-healing artificial ‘pain nerves’ could give humanoid robots human-like reflexes

Chinese researchers have built a self-healing gelatin sensor that lets robots rate pain and protect themselves after damage.
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'Mitochondrial transfer' into nerves could relieve chronic pain, early study hints

A new study reveals that nerve cells receive periodic infusions of mitochondria from neighboring cells — and this may point ...