Research Background and Motivation Neuropathic pain is a complex and common clinical issue, accompanied by persistent spontaneous pain. Patients often report symptoms such as spontaneous pain, electric shock sensations, and burning pain. The physiological mechanisms behind this type of pain are complex, and reliable research models or biomarkers ar...

Encoding of Cerebellar-Olivary Neuronal Ensemble Activity for Tremor Frequency in Mice and Patients with Essential Tremor Research Background Essential Tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder characterized primarily by action tremor, affecting about 20% of the elderly population. The frequency and intensity of tremor are core features of ET. Howe...

Reducing Fibroblast Activation and Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis through Adropin Fibrotic diseases of the skin and other organs have become significant socioeconomic challenges in modern society, and current treatment options are limited. This background for this study seeks to address the problem of fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), with the ...

This article is written by Jeremy M. Sullivan et al. and published in the journal “Science Translational Medicine” on May 22, 2024, titled “Gain-of-function TRPV4 Mutations in Endothelial Cells Disrupt the Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier and Cause Motor Neuron Degeneration in Mice.” Academic Background The research background of this article revolves aro...

Analysis of Gender Differences in Transcriptomes of Postmortem Brain Tissues from Psychiatric Patients Background Gender differences in psychiatric patients are a well-documented phenomenon. Disorders such as Schizophrenia (SCZ), Bipolar Disorder (BD), and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) all exhibit significant gender differences. However, the speci...