Netrin1 is a protein that was first characterized for its axon guidance activities during embryonic development. The netrin family has been shown to play many critical roles in developmental and ...

For the first time, scientists have grown a tiny, three-dimensional model of the earliest developmental stages of the human central nervous system in the lab. The new model is a type of organoid — a ...

The network connection between nerve cells in the spinal cord seems to play a critical role in the development of the severe disease ALS, a new study suggests. The study, which is based on a mouse ...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Children's National Hospital in Washington D.C. are uncovering ...

Initial research indicates that Perineline TM, which received Orphan Drug Designation in 2022 may improve neuroplasticity and neuroregeneration to enable new synapses to be made. Pre-clinical data ...

For the first time, a research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities demonstrated a process that combines 3D printing, stem cell biology, and lab-grown tissues for spinal cord injury ...

A drug developed by AstraZeneca preserves 80% of nerve function following spinal cord injury (SCI). The corresponding study was published in Clinical and Translational Medicine. "There is currently no ...