The genesis of the nervous system requires an enormous expansion of highly proliferative neuroepithelium that generates a diverse array of long-lived cell types. Among these are specialized neurons ...

The cells of the nervous system are of a specific type and form over the course of an organism’s life. The neurons form and form connections from the time when the organism is an embryo or fetus. The ...

Scientists have discovered in young adult mice that a lone brain stem cell is capable not only of replacing itself and giving rise to specialized neurons and glia -- important types of brain cells -- ...

The clues were always there. Searing pain is often the first hint of pancreatic cancer. Mood and depression swings often accompany a cancer diagnosis ‒ and not just because patients are facing their ...

Searching for a Light at the End of the Tunnel? Beyond Hypomethylating Agents in Myelodysplastic Syndromes A T 1-weighted, postcontrast, sequence (left) demonstrates homogenous enhancement of the ...

A team of scientists in Portugal has discovered, in the mouse gut, a novel process that protects the bowel's lining against inflammation and microbial aggressions - and fights them when they arise.