FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 23, 2018·4 min readLeg Exercise is Critical to Brain and Nervous System HealthWeight bearing leg exercises send signals to the brain which are vital for the production of healthy neural cells, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 4, 2018·4 min readResearchers Clarify the Identity of Adult Brain Stem CellsResearchers report ependymal cells may play an important role in the regulation of neural stem cell function.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 6, 2018·3 min read‘Sleeping’ Stem Cells Could Aid Brain RepairResearchers have identified a new type of stem cell which may aid neural repair following injury or disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 9, 2018·2 min readStem Cell Division Seen For First Time in Adult BrainResearchers have observed how neural stem cells divide and new neurons are integrated into the hippocampus.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·February 7, 2018·3 min readMale Susceptibility to Autism Linked to Male Hormones in Early Stage Brain DevelopmentA new study reveals exposure to androgens during brain development can alter genes linked to autism in males.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 7, 2018·3 min readCreation of New Brain Cells May Be LimitedUCSF researchers report neural stem cells only have a very limited capacity to replenish brain tissue.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 11, 2017·6 min readNovel Stem Cell-Derived Model Created of Inflammatory Neurological DisorderUCSD researchers have successfully created a human stem cell based model of AGS, a rare, inherited autoimmune disorder.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 10, 2017·2 min readTwo Genes Help Older Brain Gain New CellsA new study reveals the role two Pumilio genes, PUM1, and PUM2, play in the creation of new neurons in the dentate gyrus.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 27, 2017·4 min readBrain Cells Found to Control AgingA new Nature study reports hypothalamic neural stem cell decline accelerates as a result of aging. Introducing new stem cells into the brains of old mice slowed and reversed various measures of aging.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 19, 2017·5 min readLunatic Fringe Gene Plays Key Role in the Renewable BrainA new study in eLife reports lunatic fringe genes mediates a mechanism that preserves neural stem cells, so they can form new neurons throughout life. The findings, researchers say, have far-reaching implications for the study of neurogenesis.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 11, 2017·4 min readNeural Stem Cells Steered by Electric Fields in Rat BrainA recent study in Stem Cell Reports suggests electrical fields can be used to help guide transplanted neural stem cells towards a specific location in the brain. The finding could pave the way for new treatment that could help repair brain damage.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2017·5 min readHormone Key to Fruit Fly Brain Development DiscoveredNew insight into brain development in fruit flies may also shed light on maternal hypothyroidism in humans, researchers say.Read More
