In many ways our ideas about CNS and PNS glial cells have changed along a similar trajectory during recent years. In both cases, novel and unexpected glial functions have been determined and glia ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of neural stem cell (pNSC) that exists outside the brain and spinal cord ...

The STING protein, known for helping cells fight viral infections by generating inflammation, also appears to function as a ...

For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international ...

The detection of peripheral neural stem cells could transform the treatment of Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injuries.

Using advanced microscopes that capture brain cell anatomy and activity, a portion of a mouse's brain was mapped and rendered ...

Researchers say they have mapped more than 200,000 cells in a cubic millimeter of brain tissue and have traced how they're ...

About one in five American adults have osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, according to the Centers for ...

The world’s largest study of its type has uncovered new genetic links to osteoarthritis and provided greater insights into ...

The detection of peripheral neural stem cells could transform the treatment of Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injuries ...

Every year roughly 1,000 Canadians are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Some 4,000 Canadians are currently living with the disease. There are few ...