A pregnant woman's body needs certain nutrients to support health and the growing foetus. Depending on the underlying conditions, deficiencies, and foetal growth, your doctors might have prescribed ...

When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g., from an injection, research group leader Jan Deussing has observed that a certain type of cell always appears and is activated in the immediate vicinity ...

FRIDAY, Aug. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) is associated with altered differentiation of neuronal tissue, increased myelination of the internal ...

Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo have identified laminin-411 and A4G47, a synthetic peptide derived from the E8 domain of laminin-411 protein, as the key factors in the maturation of ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in the brain's ability to form the protective layer around nerves known as myelin, potentially ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are testing a drug that may offer hope for reversing nerve damage in MS. MANICO/Getty Images Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the nervous system that can ...

The human brain remains adaptable even into adulthood alternately strengthening and weakening various neural pathways. And now, new research from Stanford Medicine scientists suggests that this ...

Scientists have found that the process of adaptive myelination, which helps the brain learn new skills, can also promote addiction to opioids. Our brains, even in adulthood, continually adapt to what ...

The study zeroes in on SRF (short for ‘serum response factor’), a transcription factor previously known for its roles in various cellular processes but not fully understood in the context of ...

Do brains peak in childhood? Is it all downhill after 30? Can a 65-year-old brain keep up with an adolescent? While growth charts tracking metrics like height and weight give a relatively clear ...

Black gold staining in postmortem human brain samples from three individuals reveals significantly less myelination in people carrying a copy of the APOE4 Alzheimer's disease risk gene. [Tsai ...