Study offers clues to how neurons can rewire and restore pathways following injury or illness.
A new study reports exposure to airborne manganese in welding fumes contribute to Parkinson's like neurological problems.
A new study, using mouse models, demonstrates sensory deprivation can activate the brain to rewire networks following a stroke. The findings could have major implications for stroke rehabilitation in humans.
Researchers from WUSTL have identified a compound that targets APOE in mouse brains and which protects against Alzheimer's disease. The APOE4 genetic variant increases the risk of people developing Alzheimer's disease. The findings offer new possible avenues of treating the disease in humans.
A new study suggests blocking estrogen may help preserve eyesight in girls with NF1.
Immune cells can accelerate the growth of cancerous tumors in mouse models of NF1.
A new study reveals that by the age of three, children are already starting to follow complex rules and patterns that govern how letters fit together to make words.
Fenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug commonly used to treat high cholesterol, activated support cells around sensory neurons in mouse models of spinal cord injury, helping them regrow twice as fast as a placebo.
Researchers use CRISPR gene editing technology to rewire stem cells in order to fight inflammation caused by arthritis.
Asthma causes T cells to induce lung inflammation but prevents the growth of brain tumors. Reprogramming T cells in patients with brain cancer to act like T cells in those with asthma may help to curb the growth of tumors.
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Researchers have developed a new, data driven approach to reveal the topology of networks connected to the circadian clock.
People suffering from chronic itching as a result of a condition called chronic idiopathic pruritus found some symptom relief after taking a drug designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report.
