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Featured Neuroscience

·November 17, 2015·3 min read

Repairing Neurons With Light

Researchers have successfully repaired an injured neural circuit in a zebrafish using optogenetics.

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Featured Genetics

·January 6, 2016·6 min read

Regeneration and Growth of Injured Peripheral Nerves Accelerated With Help of Protein

Researchers demonstrate the regenerative dynamics of CCL2.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·March 28, 2016·3 min read

Stem Cells Help Regenerate Lost Tissue Following Corticospinal Injury

A new study reports researchers have successfully directed stem cell derived neurons to regenerate lost tissue following corticospinal injury in rats.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 11, 2016·4 min read

Visual Activity Regenerates Neural Connections Between the Eye and Brain

A new study reports high contrast visual stimulation can help damaged retinal neurons to regrow optic nerve fibers.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·June 22, 2017·4 min read

Neurons That Regenerate and Neurons That Die

Findings could pave the way for developing new treatments to restore vision and repair retinal damage.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·August 16, 2017·3 min read

Therapeutic Cocktail Could Restore Motor Skills after Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have developed a therapeutic cocktail of molecules that restored fine motor skills in mice with spinal cord injuries. When applied to mice who had experienced stroke symptoms, researchers observed increased axon sprouting in subcortical areas.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·September 22, 2017·4 min read

Immune System is Critical For Regeneration

Studying axolotl, the Mexican Salamander, researchers discover the key to regeneration lies within the immune system.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 26, 2017·6 min read

Brain Guides Body Much Sooner Than Previously Believed

Study reveals the brain plays an active role in muscle and nerve development than previously thought.

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·October 26, 2017·5 min read

Immune Cells Could Help Rebuild Damaged Nerves

A new study reveals neutrophils can help the nervous system clear nerve debris and assist with neuroregeneration.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 23, 2018·2 min read

Watching Stem Cells Repair Spinal Cord in Real Time

Researchers have successfully used stem cell therapy to regenerate neurons in damaged areas of zebra fish spinal cords. The treatment helped to restore movement following SCI. The findings raise the possibility of developing new treatments for humans suffering paralysis as a result of spinal cord injury.

Featured Neurology

·July 19, 2018·5 min read

Paralyzed Mice with Spinal Cord Injury Made to Walk Again

Researchers have successfully restored the ability to walk in mice paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injuries with the help of a small molecular compound.