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Is ALS Painful? Unpacking the Complexities of Pain in Lou Gehrig’s Disease

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When discussing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a common question arises, iIs ALS painful? This progressive neurodegenerative disease affects nerve cells …

Does ALS Cause Numbness? Exploring Symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

10 Jun 2024admin_alscvf8679Leave a comment

Does ALS cause numbness? This question often arises for those trying to understand the complex symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. …

Is ALS Contagious? Unveiling the Facts Behind Transmission

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Is ALS contagious? This is a crucial question many ask when they first encounter amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease …

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A local sympathetic-immune axis inhibits melanoma growth in mice by dictating adrenergic control 04/29/2026

Liu and colleagues find progressive sympathetic innervation in mouse melanomas and show that these axons are a physiological brake on tumor growth via α2-adrenergic receptors that limit pro-tumor macrophages. They further define tumor growth conditions that limit this inhibitory signaling and instead favor growth promotion, revealing context-dependent bidirectional neural control of tumor progression.

Functional organization of the human visual system at birth and across late gestation 04/28/2026

Ayzenberg and Arcaro characterize the functional organization of the human visual system at birth and across the last trimester of gestation. They find that the neonate visual system can already be segregated into three hierarchically organized visual pathways: ventral, lateral, and dorsal. They also find developmental differences between pathways, with the dorsal visual pathway being […]

Macrophage-mediated refinement of the dural lymphatic regulates social behavior 04/24/2026

The dural lymphatics contribute to brain maintenance. Tavares et al. identify a macrophage-dependent refinement of the lymphatic vasculature during normal development. The availability of growth factors, cell death, and phagocytosis all act in the refinement of the lymphatics. Failure to refine these additional lymphatic vessels contributes to social behavior.

Gateways for myeloid cell entry into the central nervous system 04/23/2026

Amann and Prinz review where and under what conditions myeloid immune cells and their progenitors enter the CNS. They summarize key steps of myeloid infiltration during development and discuss new evidence for alternative gateways and the impact of physiological aging.