February 6, 2019
RNA ‘Specialists’ Activate Nerve Regeneration
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have identified a genetic ‘switch’ that is only active when nerves are injured – recently reported in Molecular Cell. Genes that encode proteins...
April 18, 2018
“Lord of the Rings” Protein Jump-Starts Nerve Repair
When the body needs to repair nerve injury, the machinery is already in place. Hidden within nerve cells is a ‘one-ring-to-rule-them-all’ kind of trigger: a molecular machine that can ramp...
March 7, 2017
Nerve Research Sheds Light on Degenerative Disease
At times we all lose our nerve. But certain nerve losses, crucial during early nervous system development, may later play a role in diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or...