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Research Update

Exploring Neurons' Molecular Highways: How a Key Protein Regulates Neuronal Health

OIST biologists find new insights on how a molecular transport system ships RNA inside neurons

31 October 2023

Research Update

New scaffold design improves growth of regenerating neurons

Researchers use a state-of-the-art technique to build 3D scaffolds that may help neurons repair and re-connect after spinal injury.

25 November 2021

Research Update

Sparking insights: stripping away the mysteries of our body’s electrical wires

OIST scientist hunts for clues to how neurons survive – and why they sometimes die.