FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 17, 2022·4 min readNeurons and Glia Collaborate to Drive Neural Regeneration Following Brain InjuryStudy reveals how neurons and glial cells contribute to drive neurodegeneration following brain injury.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 1, 2022·4 min readWhy Ketamine Is a Speedster AntidepressantKetamine's rapid action as an antidepressant is a result of increasing the activity of a small number of newborn neurons, which are part of ongoing neurogenesis in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 17, 2022·4 min readStimulating Brain Circuits Promotes Neuron Growth in Adulthood, Improving Cognition and MoodResearchers used optogenetics techniques to stimulate specific brain areas to increase neurogenesis and the production of neural stem cells to improve memory, cognition, and emotional processing in animal models.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 11, 2022·4 min readKey Protein Identified for Brain Stem Cell LongevityINSR, a protein essential for insulin activity, plays a critical role in stem cell longevity. Additionally, inactivating INSR in glioblastoma brain cancer stem cells inhibits the growth of primitive tumor forming cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 6, 2022·5 min readWhat Makes Brain Cells Develop in a Specific Order?Study identified a complete series of ten factors that regulate the development of neurons in a fly's visual system, shedding light on the order in which these neurons develop.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 22, 2022·3 min readOleic Acid, a Key to Activating the Brain’s ‘Fountain of Youth’Oleic acid produced in the brain is an essential regulator of processes that enable memory, learning, and mood regulation. Oleic acid, which is abundant in olive oil, also promoted neurogenesis and increases cell proliferation.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 20, 2022·6 min readOld Neurons Can Block Neurogenesis in MiceHippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function were improved in aging mice by destroying senescent cells in the aging stem cell niche.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 11, 2021·7 min readInjectable Therapy Reverses Paralysis in Mice with Spinal Cord InjuriesHarnessing the power of "dancing molecules", researchers have developed a new injectable therapy that repairs tissue damage and reverses paralysis in mouse models. Within four weeks of receiving the injection, paralyzed mice regained the ability to walk.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 19, 2021·5 min readDrug Helps Sensory Neurons Regrow in the Mouse Central Nervous SystemFenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug commonly used to treat high cholesterol, activated support cells around sensory neurons in mouse models of spinal cord injury, helping them regrow twice as fast as a placebo.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 22, 2021·3 min readSecond-Hand Psychological Stress Can Lead to DepressionMouse study reveals chronic stress affects neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 17, 2021·4 min readLack of Exercise and Poor Nutrition Could Increase the Risk of Diseases Like DementiaDiet and exercise can influence hippocampal neurogenesis, researchers say. Poor nutrition and lack of exercise have detrimental effects on hippocampal neurogenesis, increasing the risk for dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 28, 2021·3 min readGut Microbe Secreted Molecule Linked to Formation of New Nerve Cells in Adult BrainGut microbes that metabolize tryptophan secrete indoles that stimulate the development of new neurons in the adult brain.Read More