Injured axons instruct Schwann cells to build specialized actin spheres to break down and remove axon fragments, thereby starting the regeneration process Damaged peripheral nerves can regen... Read more
Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School and Boston University have successfully shown neuroprotection in a Parkinson’s mouse model using new techniques to deliver dru... Read more
A new study offers proof that stem cells can reconnect the inner ear to the brain More than 275 million people have moderate-to-profound hearing loss, and many of those cases are caused by a... Read more
Safe, Multi-functional Anti-inflammatory/Anti-allergic Drugs Developed by Hebrew University Research
A synthetic, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic family of drugs to combat a variety of illnesses, while avoiding detrimental side effects, has been developed by a Hebrew University of Jerus... Read more
In a major breakthrough, an international team of scientists has proven that addiction to morphine and heroin can be blocked, while at the same time increasing pain relief. The team from the... Read more
Researchers uncover a potential new path to spinal cord regeneration Nerve cells in our limbs can regenerate after injury, but neurons in the central nervous system, which includes the brain... Read more
He recently received a $3 million Transformative Research Projects Award Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have devised a simple test, using dopamine-deficient worms, f... Read more
In just the past few years, nanotechnology has brought technological advances in almost every field imaginable – patches that regenerate heart tissue, water-powered batteries an... Read more
