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Neuroscientist and clinician Stephen Waxman explores new strategies to break the circuit of neuropathic pain.

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Gut Infections Help Shield Intestinal Neurons from Future Damage

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Image of the Day: Biodegradable Nerve Guide

Artificial Neurons Fire in Life-Like Patterns

Japan Approves iPS Cell Therapy Trial for Spinal Cord Injury

Support Cells Gain Stem Cell-Like Properties After Nerve Injury

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Blind Mice Regain Vision

An Offensive Playbook

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Pleasant to the Touch

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Honeycomb-grown Nerves

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Omega-3s Help Heal Nerves

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The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

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How Cysteine Depletion Drives Cells to Burn Fat 

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Moss Medicines: The Next Revolution in Biotech?

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

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The Holy Grail Hunt in De Novo Antibody Design

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July Digest 2025
July 2025, Issue 1

What Causes an Earworm?

Memory-enhancing neural networks may also drive involuntary musical loops in the brain.

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Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Screening 3D Brain Cell Cultures for Drug Discovery

Explore synthetic DNA’s many applications in cancer research

Weaving the Fabric of Cancer Research with Synthetic DNA

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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