The researchers knocked out the Erk gene during peripheral nervous system development in mice. The researchers noticed the neurons of these knock-out mice were largely unaffected, but Schwann cells were "just devastated at every stage of development."
Team reconstituted stem cells’ “family tree” A Johns Hopkins team has discovered in young adult mice that a lone brain...
Glia cells also regulate learning and memory, new TAU research finds. Glia cells, named for the Greek word for “glue,”...
The blood-brain barrier is essential for maintaining the brain’s stable environment — preventing entry of harmful viruses and bacteria and...
For the first time ever, stem cells from umbilical cords have been converted into other types of cells, which may...
A major downside of the medical use of marijuana is the drug’s ill effects on working memory, the ability to...
Glial cells pass on metabolites to neurons. Around 100 billion neurons in the human brain enable us to think, feel...
Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are found to bridge the gap between global brain activity and localized circuits. Global network...
Scientists have unlocked the secrets of the zebrafish’s ability to heal its spinal cord after injury, in research that could...
Preliminary results in mice show that Fgf injections near a spinal injury increase both the number of glia cells at the site and the elongated morphology. Their evidence suggests that Fgfs may work to create an environment more supportive of regeneration in mammals as well and could be a valuable therapeutic target.
U-M scientists stop abnormal brain cell growth in mice with neurofibromatosis using experimental tumor drug, make new discoveries in neural stem cells.
Neuroscientists found that astrocytes may be responsible for the rapid improvement in mood in depressed patients after acute sleep deprivation. This study identified how astrocytes can regulate a neurotransmitter involved in sleep.