The Slit family of guidance molecules acts through their Roundabout (Robo) receptors to influence axon pathfinding. This week, Thompson et al. show that Slits help restrict the retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons to the optic fiber layer (OF...

For those who think that apple juice is a kid's drink, think again. Apples and apple juice may be among the best foods that baby boomers and senior citizens could add to their diet, according to research that demonstrates how apple pro...

Utah-based spinal implantcompany Innovasis recently submitted its "PEEK Box" System to the FDA for510(k) clearance. The "PEEK Box" System will be used as a Vertebral BodyReplacement within the spine. The Innovasis "PEEK Box" System ismanuf...

Sorkin et al. set out to track endocytosis of the dopamine transporter (DAT) by creating a mutant transporter with a hemagglutinin (HA) epitope-tag in the large extracellular loop. The authors then followed uptake with an HA antibody in a...

Cromwell Hospital will be thefirst center in the UK to commission Leksell Gamma Knife(R) Perfexion(TM),Elekta's brand system for stereotactic radiosurgery in the brain,cervical spine and head Service inEurope. "The gold standard has go...

NeurenPharmaceuticals (ASX: NEU) announces a lead candidate, NNZ-2591, fromits diketopiperazine (DKP) family, which has shown efficacy in apreclinical model of Parkinson's disease (PD) and in other animal models ofbrain injury. This is...

La Jolla PharmaceuticalCompany (Nasdaq: LJPC) today announced that Matthew D. Linnik, Ph.D.,Executive Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer,presented data concerning the Company's compounds that inhibit SSAO aspotential t...

Measurement of the way that the brain grows after birth in preterm infants, particularly the relation between brain surface area and cortical volume, may help to predict neurodevelopmental impairment.David Edwards and colleagues from Imper...

Scientists have provided insights into how the brain is organised - knowledge which could eventually inform diagnosis of and treatments for conditions like Alzheimer's disease and autism. A study by Newcastle University, UK, and the In...

Neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Souweidane is using an endoscope, a pencil-sized shaped camera, to reach near the center of the brain and to remove intraventricular brain tumors in children. These tumors, which may be malignant or benign, can grow t...