FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 22, 2019·4 min readExosomes may hold the answer to treating and diagnosing developmental brain disordersExosomes carry signaling information required to regulate neural circuit development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 5, 2019·3 min readNanotechnology treatment reverses multiple sclerosis in miceExtracting nanosized exosomes from bone marrow stem cells and injecting them into mice, researchers reverse symptoms of multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 28, 2018·3 min readNew Mechanism to Explain the Spread of Alzheimer’s DiscoveredResearchers report exosomes help neuron-to-neuron growth and the transfer of oligomer amyloid beta, resulting in apoptosis. The study reveals exosomes may be a primary mediator of the pathogenic progression of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 13, 2018·3 min readNew Mechanism by Which Alzheimer’s Spreads Through the BrainAccording to researchers, exosomes can transport toxic aggregates of amyloid beta to new neurons in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 17, 2018·4 min readStem Cell Based Stroke Treatment Repairs Brain TissueA new treatment that uses extracellular vesicles filled with exosomes derived from human stem cells could help repair brain damage following stroke, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 30, 2017·5 min readPowerful Biomarker of Multiple Sclerosis DiscoveredResearchers have identified a unique biomarker in the blood of people with Multiple Sclerosis. Using a simple blood test, researchers were able to identify those with MS and discriminate between people at different stages of the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2017·4 min readPreventing Seizure-Caused Damage to the BrainExosomes isolated from mesenchymal stem cells can limit brain damage caused by status epilepticus, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 29, 2016·5 min readVesicles That Trap Amyloid Appear to Contribute to Alzheimer’sReducing the production of exosomes may help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 5, 2016·4 min readCells Send Out Stop SignalsResearchers report cells can pack and releases active ephrins and Eph receptors through extracellular vesicles.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 5, 2016·5 min readCellular Vessels Predict Likelihood of Developing DementiaFindings provide a quicker and less invasive way to identify impending cognitive decline and begin treatment before dementia is established.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2015·3 min readResearchers Develop a New Way to Repair Damaged NervesResearchers report on a promising new way to induce hMSCs to differentiate into neuron-like cells by treating them with exosomes.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 6, 2014·2 min readNeurons Can Use Glial Cell Exosomes to Defend ThemselvesResearchers discover exosomes stimulate neurons on three fundamental levels.Read More
