Immune cells in the meninges come from bone marrow in the skull and migrate to the brain through special channels without passing through the blood. These immune cells help to guard the brain and spinal cord against inflammation and infection.
A mutation in the BCL11B gene appears to be responsible for a rare skull development disorder called craniosynostosis.
A new study sheds light on how immune cells may rush through channels to quickly get to injured brain tissue. Researchers say bone marrow in the skull is more likely to help supply neutrophils to the brain following a stroke.
A new study examines the link between brain development and the bones of the skull roof during the evolutionary transition from dinosaur to bird.
New forensic technique could help to estimate the age of living children and young adults for whom no records are available.
Fossil finding shed light on the changes in penguin brains that accompanied their transition to water, a new study reports.
According to a new study, intelligence in animal species can be estimated by the size of the holes in the skull through which the arteries pass.
Ancient Peruvian healers practiced trepanation, a surgical procedure which involved removing a section of the cranial vault with a hand drill, over 1000 years ago in order to treat a variety of ailments, a new study reports.
Researchers have shown there is not enough variation in skull shapes to make a positive forensic identification.
