Nerve fibers within melanomas can slow their growth, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings help clarify the emerging field of cancer neuroscience and may ...

A tickly itch, a painful scratch, or the feeling of a refreshing breeze—the skin is teaming with nerve endings that drive these sensations. Scientists are getting into the epidermis to explore how ...

While sensory nerves, which handle sensations like pain and itch, were found to promote tumor growth, the ‘fight-or-flight’ (sympathetic) nerves surprisingly inhibited melanoma progression. This ...

In just the last few years, however, there have been hints that peripheral nerves in some cases may be able to slow tumor growth instead. Dr. Simon and his team have expertise in studying the growth ...