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A man is standing with the help of a walker in front of a tower of electronics as a woman sits nearby.

·February 5, 2013·5 min read

Reflex Control Could Improve Walking After Incomplete Spinal Injuries

A training regimen to adjust the body's motor reflexes may help improve mobility for some people with incomplete spinal cord injuries. During training, the participants were instructed to suppress a knee jerk-like reflex elicited by a small shock to the leg. Those able to calm hyperactive reflexes saw improvements in their walking.

Featured Genetics

·June 9, 2017·5 min read

Removal of Aging Cells Could Extend Human Life

Researchers report a targeted removal of senescent cells could delay the onset of age related pathologies.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 16, 2012·3 min read

Neurons Derived from Cord Blood Cells May Represent New Therapeutic Option

The researchers demonstrated that cord blood cells, which come from the mesoderm, the middle layer of embryonic germ cells, can be switched to ectodermal cells, outer layer cells from which brain, spinal and nerve cells arise. "This study shows for the first time the direct conversion of a pure population of human cord blood cells into cells of neuronal lineage by the forced expression of a single transcription factor," says Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte.

Featured Neurology

·October 21, 2012·5 min read

Natural Process Activating Brain’s Immune Cells Could Point Way to Repairing Damaged Brain

The brain’s key “breeder” cells secrete substances that boost the numbers and strength of critical brain-based immune cells believed to play a vital role in brain health. This finding adds a new dimension to our understanding of how resident stem cells and stem cell transplants may improve brain function.

The image shows pencil drawings of sea lampreys by Alexander Francis Lydon.

Featured Genetics

·February 25, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Find Genes Linked to Human Neurological Disorders in Sea Lamprey Genome

Scientists have identified several genes linked to human neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injury, in the sea lamprey. The lamprey has large, identified neurons in its brain and spinal cord, making it an excellent model to study regeneration at the single cell-level.

Electrophysiology Featured Genetics Neuroethics Neurology

·December 7, 2011·4 min read

Changes in Bioelectric Signals Cause Tadpoles to Grow Eyes in Back, Tail

Researchers discover that changes in bioelectric signals cause tadpoles to grow eyes in back, tail For the first time, scientists...

Electrophysiology Neuroethics

·June 4, 2012·2 min read

Neuroscientists Explore Innovative Way to Help People Who are Blind

When people close their eyes, they can form mental images of things that exist only in their minds. Neuroscientists studying...

Genetics

·April 16, 2012·1 min read

Scientists Find Neural Stem Cell Regulator

Lack of regulator can cause neural tube defects. Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that...

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·August 24, 2012·2 min read

Astrocytes Control the Generation of New Neurons from Neural Stem Cells

Neuroscience researchers show how astrocytes control the generation of new neurons in the brain. “In the brain, astrocytes control how many new neurons are formed from neural stem cells and survive to integrate into the existing neuronal networks. Astrocytes do this by secreting specific molecules but also by much less understood direct cell-cell interactions with stem cells”, says Prof. Milos Pekny.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·June 20, 2012·3 min read

Proposed Drug May Reverse Huntington’s Disease Symptoms

Single treatment produces long-term improvement in animal models. With a single drug treatment, researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer...

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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 24, 2016·4 min read

New Way to Grow Blood Vessels Could Boost Regenerative Medicine

Researchers have developed a new method to produce 3D networks of blood vessels.

This shows the outline of a person with the spine and brain highlighted in orange and red

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 12, 2022·3 min read

Investigational Drug Fosters Nerve Repair After Injury

A brain-penetrating experimental drug in development as a cancer treatment can foster the regeneration of damaged nerves following spinal cord injury, researchers report.

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