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Axonal injury and subsequent neuronal death underpin the pathology of many neurological disorders, from acute neural injuries (motor vehicle crashes, combat-related injuries, traumatic brain injuries) to neurological diseases (multiple sclerosis, glaucoma). In the central nervous system (CNS)
In 2016, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) had initiated the Cancer Moonshot to accelerate cancer preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic innovations and medical products development; encourage collaborations and improve data sharing in the vast and dynamic field of cancer research. Cancer Moonshot
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is building a national resource of cancer cell models derived from patients in NCI-sponsored clinical trials. This Patient-Derived Models Repository (PDMR) will contain patient-derived xenografts, primary and metastatic tumor cell cultures, blood specimens, cancer
more than 2 million people worldwide, multiple sclerosis is a disease for which there is no cure. The disease starts when the immune system attacks myelin, a protective coating that forms around nerve cells in a person’s brain and spinal cord, to produce a variety of initial symptoms, including