Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

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The Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a program Thursday to advance brain-repair research and develop ...

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Studies on spinal cord regeneration, however, have focused on axolotl cells next to an injury site, leaving the brain’s role in regeneration a relative mystery.