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Scientists have demonstrated a novel personalized neuromodulation approach that – at least in one patient – was able to provide relief from symptoms of severe treatment-resistant depression within minutes.

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have discovered "Jekyll and Hyde" immune cells in the brain that can cause fatal swelling in the hours after brain injury but ultimately assist in brain repair, suggesting that the timing of brain injury treatments is critical.

Scientists have uncovered new clues to the immune infiltration of the brain seen in a central nervous system disease in monkeys that mimics multiple sclerosis.

Using gene therapy, a research team has succeeded for the first time in getting mice to walk again after a complete cross-sectional injury. The nerve cells produced the curative protein themselves.

A team from McMaster University has created a nasal spray to deliver antipsychotic medication directly to the brain via the olfactory nerve.

Based on preclinical studies of an investigational drug to treat peripheral nerve tumors, researchers have shown that the drug, cabozantinib, reduces tumor volume and pain in patients with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).

To avoid overbooking (accepting more reservations than there is room for) in some cases online sales are blocked before hotels are completely booked. TA new solution, inspired by the block-busting video game Tetris, could change the life of hotels by increasing the number of occupied rooms and, therefore, in the revenue of hotel owners.

Mutations that occur in certain DNA regions, called tandem repeats, may play a significant role in autism spectrum disorders, according to new research.

During REM sleep, our eyes move back and forth, but our bodies remain still. This near-paralysis of muscles while dreaming is called REM-atonia, and is lacking in people with REM sleep behavior disorder. Researchers set out to find the neurons in the brain that normally prevent this type of behavior during REM sleep.

Researchers have uncovered specific molecular properties of an antimicrobial peptide from the skin of the Australian toadlet that could be exploited in efforts to develop novel synthetic drugs to combat bacterial infections.