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·June 23, 2023·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Origin May Be in Embryonic Development

Alzheimer's disease, a prevalent neurodegenerative condition, could have its roots in embryonic development. The team grew cortical spheres, akin to human embryonic brains, from CRISPR-edited stem cells harboring familial Alzheimer's disease (fAD) mutations.

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·December 22, 2022·3 min read

Stem Cells May Help Identify New Schizophrenia Drugs

Researchers identified 20 drug candidates that reduce C4 immune protein secretion from astrocytes. The discovery could pave the way to treating schizophrenia and other disorders associated with C4 dysregulation in astrocytes.

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·September 22, 2022·3 min read

Aged Neurons Generated Directly From Skin More Accurately Model Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers successfully turned skin cells from Parkinson's patients into dopaminergic neurons by introducing a combination of neural-inducing genes into the skin cells.