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·February 16, 2021·4 min read

Biodegradable Microcapsules Deliver Nerve Growth Factor to Guide Neuronal Development

A newly developed biodegradable microcapsule that delivers nerve growth factor guides the development of hippocampal neurons in in-vitro experiments.

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·June 25, 2019·4 min read

Mechanisms underlying early life stress and irritable bowel syndrome discovered

Mice that experienced early life stress and later developed irritable bowel syndrome had significantly higher levels of intestinal stem cells and enterochromaffin (EC). Additionally, the mice expressed elevated secretion of serotonin as a result of the increased EC cell density.

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·October 11, 2016·4 min read

How the Naked Mole Rat Escapes Inflammatory Pain

Findings from a study of naked mole rats could be important for helping develop pain therapies for humans.

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·February 18, 2016·4 min read

Questioning the Theory of How the Nervous System Trims Its Branches

According to a new study, the survival of axons in a developing embryo comes from cells in the body and not the axon itself.

This shows a diagram of a normal brain slice and one affected by Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 27, 2015·4 min read

Gene Therapy Triggers Functional Cell Growth of Degenerating Neurons in Alzheimer’s Brains

According to a new study, degenerating neurons in the brains of Alzheimer's patients measurably responded to a new, experimental gene therapy.

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·June 13, 2013·2 min read

Study Points to Role of Nervous System in Arthritis

A new study supports growing evidence that the nervous system and nerve growth factor (NGF) play a significant role in arthritis. The findings also suggest reducing elevated NGF levels could be key in developing treatments for arthritis pain.