“Acute” means that the cancer tends to develop quickly and requires aggressive treatment. “Chronic” leukemias tend to develop slower. AML develops in the blood-producing cells in your bone marrow and ...

It was a shot in the dark — or at best, a dimly lit room: injecting a mouse with a little bit of spinal cord fluid from someone with the most common form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Then ...

The human central nervous system is bathed in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), which is produced by the choroid plexus, circulates through ventricular and subarachnoid spaces, and is reabsorbed via ...

High levels of a certain enzyme in the fluid around a person’s brain and spinal cord could be a sign that they have Parkinson’s disease – potentially enabling the condition to be diagnosed earlier.

By mapping protein interactions in biofluids, researchers gained new insights into alpha-synuclein’s role in Parkinson’s ...

Armando Medrano started experiencing headaches in January 2022. Usually, they happened early in the morning, but often they wouldn't go away. His primary care doctor saw him a couple of times from ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent nerves ...

A team at Stanford University has demonstrated a new approach to reversing memory loss — in mice. An infusion of spinal fluid from young mice reversed the memory loss typically seen in aging animals, ...