FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 17, 2015·3 min readDiffusion Barrier Protects Against Neural Stem Cell AgingResearchers have identified how neural stem cells remain relatively free of age related damage.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2015·9 min readObserving Nature Versus Nurture in Neural Stem CellsNew image tracking technology allows researchers to observe differences in growth and movement that exists between stem cells in two different areas of the brain.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 18, 2015·5 min readAre the Roles of Adult Neural Stem Cells Determined Before Birth?According to a new study, adult neural stem cells appear to be programmed prior to birth to make specific types of neurons.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·April 30, 2015·6 min readMonitoring Neural Stem Cells After TransplantationA new study reports researchers have created a new way to monitor neural stem cells after they have been transplanted into the brain.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 19, 2015·3 min readResearchers Find Key to Making Neurons From Stem CellsPnky, an RNA molecule, can be manipulated to increase the production of neurons from neural stem cells, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 27, 2015·3 min readA Gene for Brain SizeResearchers discover a specific gene only found in humans, Neanderthals and Denisova-Humans which trigger brain stem cells to form a bigger pool of stem cells.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGenetics·February 16, 2015·3 min readHuman Neural Stem Cells Restore Cognitive Functions Impaired by ChemotherapyA new study reports human neural stem cells show promise for reversing cognitive impairments following chemotherapy.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 18, 2014·2 min readHealthy Brain Development Balanced on Edge of a Cellular ‘Sword’A new study of children with neurodevelopmental abnormalities identifies KATNB1 as crucial for brain development.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 13, 2014·2 min readMolecular Time Signalling Controls Stem Cells During Brain DevelopmentA new study reports TGF-beta acts as a time signal which regulates neural stem cells' potential at different stages of brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 10, 2014·3 min readMechanism That Repairs Brain After Stroke DiscoveredFollowing an induced stroke in mice, researchers find astrocytes help promote neurogenesis in the damaged part of the brain.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 9, 2014·4 min readStudy Finds Link Between Neural Stem Cell Overgrowth and Autism Like Behavior in MiceResearchers show how inflammation in pregnant mice can trigger excessive division of neural stem cells in their offspring. This can result in an overgrowth of the brain and autism like behaviors.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGenetics·May 8, 2014·5 min readMouse Study Offers New Clues to Cognitive DeclineA new study has implications for providing better understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More