Mesenchymal tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) are a diverse group of neoplasms that arise from mesenchymal tissues, which include connective tissues, muscle, and fat. Recent research has ...

The NeuroBioBank links six U.S. repositories through a common web portal; its member banks store tissue largely from neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases other ...

A collision happens. Someone is hurt, a head injury, a concussion. Just as the first responders arrive to help the person, ...

Researchers find that microglia function differently in males versus females, potentially having broad implications for how neurological diseases are studied.

Information from receptors passes along neurones, as electrical impulses to co-ordinators such as the central nervous system or CNS. The CNS is the brain and spinal cord. Muscles contracting or ...

Scientists have officially grown a notochord—the tissues that act as the “GPS for the developing embryo” by guiding the ...

Another critical aspect of neurotoxicity studies is the interpretation of gliosis, a common reaction in the central nervous ... and processing of nervous system tissues to better characterize ...

The population yielding patients has previously been described. 4,6 Briefly, military or dependent patients were referred from armed-forces hospitals; patients from Veterans Administration and ...

sensory or cognitive functions of people who have suffered central nervous system (CNS) injuries, or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. Caused by trauma to the ...

Researchers have developed a new electrically active biomaterial that can be transplanted into the body to improve recovery following central nervous system injuries. The material acts as a scaffold ...