Researchers have found that a cancer outside the brain makes electrical connections with the nervous system to fuel cancer growth and aid its spread. Researchers have discovered that stomach cancers ...

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Researchers have found a new receptor for nerve growth factor that plays an important role in pain signaling, even though it does not signal on its own, according to a new study. The findings hold ...

Pancreatic cancer is fueled by connections to the nervous system. This is reported by scientists from the German Cancer ...

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R&D Digest: The monthly review of new technologies and medical device innovations. Rutledge Ellis-Behnke, left, and Gerald Schneider created a technique that has helped rodents recover sight after ...

NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 19, 2025)--Researchers have discovered that stomach cancers make electrical connections with nearby sensory nerves and use these malignant circuits to stimulate the cancer’s growth ...