A key step towards reducing the burden of central nervous system (CNS) disorders is the identification of disease-specific biomarkers that can help predict, monitor, and guide treatment development.

The Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a public workshop on June 21-22, 2010, bringing together key stakeholders, to present promising current and emerging technologies with ...

"I'm fine" and "I'll take care of it" (even at capacity) can be nervous system signals. Decoding them makes hard moments easier to navigate.

Despite new methodologies and flexible regulatory pathways, CNS biopharmaceuticals still face significant safety assessment ...

Researchers at Rice University have revealed a previously unknown function of opioid receptors in the development of the enteric nervous system (ENS), often referred to as the "brain in the gut." This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The concept of nervous system regulation may sound perplexing; not least of all because it’s often brought up in the same breath ...

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a pivotal role in regulating involuntary bodily functions that are essential for survival, including cardiovascular and respiratory control. In preterm infants ...

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