FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 26, 2020·5 min readNewly Discovered ‘Support System’ for Axons Suggests a Novel Therapeutic Target for Neurodegenerative DiseasesA preclinical study reports Schwann cells assist injured axons by releasing protective sugars. The findings have positive implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases like ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·March 28, 2020·4 min readSpinal nerve healing enhanced by boost in cellular energyDamaged axons in mice lacking syntaphilin were able to regrow past the injury site and form functional connections with other neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 3, 2020·4 min readBoosting energy levels within damaged nerves may help them healEnhancing mitochondrial transportation and cellular energetics could help promote regeneration and function following spinal cord injury.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 19, 2020·4 min readMRI method provides unprecedented insight into the brain’s wiring networkResearchers have developed a new method of measuring axons using MRI neuroimaging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 19, 2020·4 min readResearchers identify neurons capable of coordinating functional networks in the brainA single neuron, through its axon, is capable of simultaneously producing different effects in separate areas of the cerebral cortex.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 30, 2019·2 min readKey gene in familial Alzheimer’s disease regulates neuronal developmentResearchers identify a new cell mechanism that connects Alzheimer's disease and cancers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 17, 2019·4 min readMale and female mice have different brain cellsStudy identifies rare brain cell types that are unique to male mice, and others that are unique to females. The cells were discovered in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that governs both aggression and mating behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 1, 2019·4 min readStudy provides possible explanation of how a seizure is able to spread through the brainA new study implicated interneurons and pyramidal cells in the ability of a seizure to spread through the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 11, 2019·5 min readFirst step to induce self-repair in the central nervous systemSevered axonal segments signal to Schwann cells to begin actin sphere formation and axon disintegration. If the process is disrupted, axon disintegration is slowed and axon fragments impair nerve regeneration.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 5, 2019·4 min readDiscovery reveals prolific ability of Schwann cells to generate myelinSchwann cells are much more prolific in generating myelin than previously believed. Knocking out the fbxw7 gene in mouse models, researchers discovered individual Schwann cells began to spread myelin across many axons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 5, 2019·3 min readConnecting neurons in the brainThe phosphatase Prl-1 plays a key role in specifying where to form the highest density of synaptic connections on a neuron.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·May 1, 2019·6 min readA comprehensive map of how Alzheimer’s affects the brainAxon myelination is significantly disrupted in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers also found brain cells of men and women vary significantly in how their genes respond to the neurodegenerative disease.Read More
