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Researchers Solve 175-Year Mystery of How Anesthesia Works

Richard Lerner, MD, and Scott Hansen, PhD, of Scripps Research may have figured out...

Dental Pulp Stem Cells Promote Neuronal Growth

Stem cells can generate a variety of specific tissues and are increasingly used for...

Gene Changes After Trigeminal Nerve Injury Shed Light on Chronic Pain

People with trigeminal neuralgia face agonizing pain that can be hard to treat in...

NYU to Study Artemin’s Role in Oral Cancer Pain

The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $2.5 million grant to the New York...

Periodontitis May Initiate Alzheimer’s Disease

Long-term exposure to Porphyromonas gingivalis causes inflammation and degeneration of brain neurons in mice...

Baby Teeth May Hold Clues to PWS and Autism Treatment

Lawrence Reiter, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will use...

Anti-Pain Agent Reduces Oral Cancer, Leaves Healthy Tissue Unharmed

There may be a new way to treat oral cancer. Mouse models of human...

Alzheimer’s Drugs May Make Bones Stronger

Two drugs frequently used to treat Alzheimer disease, donepezil and rivastigmine, are known to...