Scientists coax mice with injured spinal cords to regrow nerve fibers, something deemed impossible not too long ago
With the help of a novel drug therapy, mice with spinal cord damage showed nerve cell regeneration at the injured ...
Tag: central nervous system
Gene key in neuron generation discovered
Scientists have discovered an atypical gene that is thought to be crucial for the generation of new neurons in the ...
Tadpoles can see through eyes implanted in their tails
An eye growing on the tail of a tadpole. Most animals have eyes in the vicinity of their brains, typically ...
Crabs and other shellfish feel pain. Opens ethical discussion
A new study from researchers at Queen's University Belfast, UK, found that indeed shellfish, like crabs or lobsters that are ...