Depression is a common mental illness, affecting more than 300 million people worldwide.
Decades of investigation have yielded symptomatic therapies for this disabling condition but …

Inflammation is a complex biological response fundamental to how the body deals with
injury and infection to eliminate the initial cause of cell injury and effect repair. Unlike a …

An obvious consequence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is the worldwide
reduction in social interaction, which is associated with many adverse effects on health in …

Asthma is characterized by chronic lung inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness.
Asthma remains a major public health problem and, at present, there are no effective …

Individual reactions to traumatic stress vary dramatically, yet the biological basis of this
variation remains poorly understood. Recent studies demonstrate the surprising plasticity of …

Oligodendrocytes are the myelinating cells of the CNS, producing the insulating myelin
sheath that facilitates rapid electrical conduction of axonal action potentials …

Cannabinoid-based interventions are being explored for central nervous system (CNS)
pathologies such as neurodegeneration, demyelination, epilepsy, stroke, and trauma. As …

Due to their neurodevelopmental toxicity, flame retardants (FRs) like polybrominated
diphenyl ethers are banned from the market and replaced by alternative FRs, like …

Background Gabapentin is a recommended first‐line agent for treating neuropathic pain;
however, its efficacy rate is reportedly low, and the risk of adverse events is high. A plausible …

Glia form a central component of the nervous system whose varied activities sustain an
environment that is optimised for healthy development and neuronal function. Alpha-amino …