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·July 18, 2022·5 min read

Discovery of Molecular Signatures of Immature Neurons in Human Brain Provides New Insights Into Brain Plasticity

A new study of the hippocampus reveals immature, plastic neurons are present in significant numbers during the entire lifespan. The findings shed new light on neuroplasticity.

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·June 27, 2022·4 min read

Intermittent Fasting May Help Heal Nerve Damage

Intermittent fasting alters the gut bacteria in mice, facilitating an increased ability for damaged nerves to recover.

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·June 17, 2022·4 min read

Neurons and Glia Collaborate to Drive Neural Regeneration Following Brain Injury

Study reveals how neurons and glial cells contribute to drive neurodegeneration following brain injury.

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·June 1, 2022·4 min read

Why Ketamine Is a Speedster Antidepressant

Ketamine'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.

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·May 17, 2022·4 min read

Stimulating Brain Circuits Promotes Neuron Growth in Adulthood, Improving Cognition and Mood

Researchers 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.

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·May 11, 2022·4 min read

Key Protein Identified for Brain Stem Cell Longevity

INSR, 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.

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·April 6, 2022·5 min read

What 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.

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·March 22, 2022·3 min read

Oleic 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.

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·January 20, 2022·6 min read

Old Neurons Can Block Neurogenesis in Mice

Hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive function were improved in aging mice by destroying senescent cells in the aging stem cell niche.

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·November 11, 2021·7 min read

Injectable Therapy Reverses Paralysis in Mice with Spinal Cord Injuries

Harnessing 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.

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·October 19, 2021·5 min read

Drug Helps Sensory Neurons Regrow in the Mouse Central Nervous System

Fenofibrate, 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.