The genetic mutation that enables yaks to live in environments with much less oxygen, and may hold the key to repairing nerve damage ...

A two-drug combination frequently used in anti-aging research causes brain damage in mice, report University of Connecticut ...

Scientists have identified a genetic mutation that helps protect the brain function of animals that live in high-altitude, low-oxygen environments... | Genetics And Genomics ...

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

Scientists showed that a mutation in animals that live at high altitude promotes myelin regeneration, informing potential new ...

In a lab study, a combo of anti-aging drugs appeared to cause a profound loss of the protective coating myelin, which is a ...

Researchers have pinpointed a gene mutation associated with survival at high altitudes that could restore myelin to damaged ...

A study of marathon runners, carried out by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), CIC biomaGUNE and IIS Biobizkaia, reveals the unexpected behavior of myelin Exercise for a long period of ...

Recent research on marathon runners found a reduction in an important brain substance called myelin after the race. The study author explains how this may actually benefit cognitive health, rather ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a serious neurological disease that usually causes permanent disability. Approximately 2.9 million people are affected worldwide, 240,000 in Germany alone. The exact cause ...

According to the World Health Organization, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death of 15- to 29-year-olds. About 1.9 million people between the ages of three and 17 are diagnosed with depression ...