FeaturedNeurology·April 18, 2016·3 min readPossible Treatment for Suppressed Immunity From Spinal InjuriesResearchers have identified an underlying cause of immune suppression in people with high level spinal cord injuries.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 28, 2016·3 min readStem Cells Help Regenerate Lost Tissue Following Corticospinal InjuryA new study reports researchers have successfully directed stem cell derived neurons to regenerate lost tissue following corticospinal injury in rats.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·March 7, 2016·4 min readLove Hormone Oxytocin Relieves PainResearchers have discovered that the so-called love hormone, oxytocin, may also help to relieve pain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2016·7 min readHow Many Neuron Types Are There in the Brain?Researchers devise a new approach to systematically identifying individual classes of neurons in the spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 17, 2016·3 min readTAxI Drives Protein Cargo into Spinal CordTAxI, a small peptide has been shown to be an effective vehicle for shuttling functional proteins into the spinal cord, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·February 3, 2016·3 min readReceptor Location May Be Key to Effectively Controlling PainThe location of the receptor in the cell has a major effect on the cell’s ability to transmit pain signals, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 13, 2016·3 min readResearchers Discover a New Role for Motor NeuronsResearchers have identified a new, direct signalling pathway through which motor neurons influence locomotion circuits that generate rhythmic movement.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 19, 2015·4 min readHow Neurons Find Their Way in the Developing BrainResearchers have discovered a molecule secreted by cells in the spinal cord that help guide axons during the development of the central nervous system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 29, 2015·4 min readAn Itch to ScratchResearchers have discovered a dedicated neural pathway that transmits the itchy feeling triggered by light touch.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2015·4 min readClosed Loop System Could Detect and Heal Disease by Modulating Peripheral Nerve ActivityResearchers have begun to work on a new closed loop system which will treat diseases by modulating the activity of peripheral nerves.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·September 24, 2015·5 min readSurprising Similarities Between Childhood Disorder and ALSA new study uncovers molecular changes which may explain why motor neurons, rather than other neurons, are affected by the childhood illness, SMA.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·September 22, 2015·3 min readResearchers Discover Unexpected Link Between Chronic Pain and Choroid PlexusResearchers have discovered a novel link between the size of the choroid plexus and complex regional pain syndrome.Read More
