August 8th, 2019
Decoding touch
Accelerator-funded research points to potential therapy for heightened touch sensitivity in autism spectrum disorders
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Tag: Neuroscience
April 18th, 2019
Startup launches to tackle cough, itch, pain
Based on innovations from Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital, Nocion Therapeutics aims to selectively silence pain and itch neurons
March 24th, 2017
Transcytosis bears unexpected responsibility for sealing blood-retinal barrier
New findings defy conventional wisdom that tight junctions shoulder responsibility for closing off the barrier
June 10th, 2016
Autism beyond the brain
Mouse study suggests some aspects of autism are linked to the peripheral nerves found throughout the limbs and elsewhere
November 6th, 2015
Harvard researchers uncover subtypes of serotonin-producing neurons
With subtypes now defined, future studies could reveal previously unknown contributions of the serotonergic neuronal system to disease, inform the development of biomarkers, or lead to more targeted therapies.
