Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...

A Dartmouth study published in Nature Communications reveals that immune cells in the brain use a surprising two-step process ...

Researchers have developed a way to grow a highly specialized subset of brain nerve cells that are involved in motor neuron ...

Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

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Researchers have found that new myelin-making cells are constantly being made in the brain and spinal cord, even in the ...

In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells—one ...

A stem cell therapy for stroke restored neuron function and revealed how transplanted cells navigate the nervous system.

A research team has developed a way to produce a subset of highly specialised brain neurons that centrally degenerate in motor neuron disease and are damaged in spinal cord injury, laying foundations ...

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