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This image shows non-tumorigenic glioblastoma cells.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·July 6, 2015·2 min read

Epigenetic Activity Helps Explain How Glioblastoma Can Resist Treatment

Findings could provide a new therapeutic target for glioblastoma, a new study reports.

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·February 13, 2016·3 min read

Regrowing Dopaminergic Neurons Could Pave Way For New Parkinson’s Therapy

A new study reports it is possible to regrow dopaminergic neurons in adult mammals.

This image shows a neuron with lots of branches.

Featured Genetics

·February 25, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Generate New Neurons in Brains, Spinal Cords of Living Adult Mammals

Researchers reprogram astrocytes to become functional neurons in living mammals.

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·February 6, 2019·4 min read

The Key Function of Specialized Cells in Peripheral Nerve Repair

Study sheds light on how macrophages use a specific cell signalling pathway to control peripheral nerve repair following damage.

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·May 24, 2019·4 min read

New neurons form in the brain into tenth decade of life, even in people with Alzheimer’s

Hippocampal neurogenesis continues to occur well into old age, and in those with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found evidence of neurogenesis in people up to the age of 99. While neurogenesis continues to occur in those with Alzheimer's disease, it is significantly reduced compared to those who have normal cognitive function.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·March 3, 2023·3 min read

A Blood Factor Involved in Depression

In adults, levels of GDF11, a gene that is key to the regeneration of murine neural stem cells, are inversely related to depressive episodes. Administering the GDF11 proteins to aging mice reduced depressive states and improved cognition.

This image shows a diagram of the cascade of how researchers targeted the stem cells.

Brain Cancer Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 11, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Disrupt Brain Tumor Stem Cells

Discovery could pave the way to developing new treatments to target glioblastoma brain cancer.

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·December 4, 2017·5 min read

When the Nose Doesn’t Know: Can Smell Loss Be Repaired?

A study in mice reveals it is possible to regenerate stem cells of the nasal tissue.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 15, 2017·3 min read

Interaction Between Two Key Proteins Regulates Development of Neurons

Study provides insight into why imbalance between Sox2 and Nup153 may contribute to neurodegenerative and mental illnesses.

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·October 12, 2016·5 min read

Amplifying Regeneration of Spinal Nerve Cells

Researchers have been able to successfully boost the regeneration of mature nerve cells in the spinal cord of adult mice following spinal cord injury.