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The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...

Rapid growth in the womb: By the last trimester of pregnancy, a fetus’s brain undergoes major increases in size, folding of the brain’s brain’s outer layer (cortex), and the development of ...

Researchers have found that a cancer outside the brain makes electrical connections with the nervous system to fuel cancer growth and aid its spread.

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A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new research led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel ...