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·December 9, 2015·3 min read

Math Models Could Change Strategies for Tackling Alzheimer’s Disease

Math models usually applied to physics studies are proving useful in studying the spatial distribution of astocytes in the brain, and are helping to develop new strategies for tackling Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 23, 2015·4 min read

New Understanding of Cause of Alzheimer’s Symptoms

A new study reports amyloid plaques could be strangling blood vessels and this could account for memory loss and other Alzheimer's symptoms.

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·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Possible New Function for Protein Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports amyloid beta affects cholinergic signaling.

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·October 16, 2015·4 min read

Astrocytes Could Hold the Clue to ALS

According to researchers, astrocytes lose the ability to support motor neurons as ALS progresses.

Astrocytes (green), seen here in a mouse brain, are star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord.

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·October 7, 2015·4 min read

Loss of Astrocytes Slows Signaling and May Inhibit Neural Development

A new study sheds light onto the role astrocytes play in neurodevelopment.

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·September 28, 2015·6 min read

Discovery About How Water Enters Neurons Could Help with New Treatments for Deadly Brain Swelling

New findings about how water enters neurons could help pave the way for the development of new therapies to treat edema.

Diagram of the treatment of primary cultured astrocytes with amitriptyline activates matrix metalloproteinases.

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·September 15, 2015·3 min read

Several Antidepressant Classes Increase Early Growth Response in Astrocytes

Findings could help develop new treatments for depression, researchers report.

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·September 1, 2015·4 min read

How Urate May Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers report urate stimulates astrocytes to activate a major antioxidant pathway believed to have a role in some neurodegenerative diseases.

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·August 18, 2015·4 min read

Human Brain in Dish May Accelerate Study of Alzheimer’s and Other Disorders

Using adult human skin cells, researchers have developed an almost complete human brain in a dish that is equal in maturity to that of a 5 week old fetus.

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·August 17, 2015·3 min read

Possible Role of Glial Cells and Astrocytes in Neurological Disorders

According to researchers, the passage of molecules through astrocytes could play a critical role in disease and health.

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·August 11, 2015·4 min read

The Brain is Not as Compact as Previously Thought

A new study reports researchers have developed an innovative method to examine brain structure and have discovered that the brain is not as compact as previously thought.