Besides memory loss, many people with AD also lose their sensitivity to touch. A new study attributes this to a surprising source: neurofibrillary tangles within the spinal cord. In Nature ...

Yet, key aspects of touch —including how the spinal cord and brainstem are involved in receiving, processing, and transmitting signals—have remained poorly understood. Now, a pair of papers by ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...