Johns Hopkins-Led Team Creates First Map of Nerve Circuitry in Bone, Identifies Key Signals for Bone Repair

First discovered in the 1950s, NGF is now known to direct the growth, maintenance, proliferation and preservation of neurons ...
Nature

Interpreting fMRI data: maps, modules and dimensions

Recent fMRI studies have revealed functional specificity in the normal human brain at an increasingly fine scale, suggesting the existence of graded maps and distinct functional modules for a wide ...
Nature

Mechanisms of Disease: signaling of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor pathway—therapeutic perspectives in cancer

The insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) signaling pathway is implicated in the development of cancer. High levels of circulating IGF1 and certain genetic polymorphisms of IGF1 and IGFBP3 are ...