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·June 7, 2018·6 min read

Lab Grown Neurons Improve Breathing Following Spinal Cord Injury: Mouse Study

By transplanting V2a interneurons, researchers improved respiratory function in mice with spinal cord injuries, a new study reports.

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·May 30, 2018·4 min read

First 3D Printed Human Corneas

Mixing together human corneal stromal cells with alginate and collagen to make a bioink, researchers have successfully created 3D printed human corneas.

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·May 5, 2018·5 min read

Neuroscience is Advancing, So How Far Off Are We From a Successful Head Transplant?

With the first head transplant scheduled for 2018, many neuroscientists are skeptical the procedure will be a success. A new article questions if scientists, and the general population, will be ready for the procedure. What does it mean for the future of mankind?

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·May 4, 2018·4 min read

Researchers Clarify the Identity of Adult Brain Stem Cells

Researchers report ependymal cells may play an important role in the regulation of neural stem cell function.

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·May 3, 2018·4 min read

Interconnected Cells in a Dish Let Researchers Study Brain Disease

Using stem cells to generate a partial model of the brain, researchers discover how communication between neurons is altered in those with Schizophrenia.

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·April 19, 2018·4 min read

Neurons Derived From Super-Obese People Respond Differently to Appetite Hormone

According to researchers, neurons generated from super obese people are more likely to dysregulate hormones related to hunger and feeding behaviors.

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·April 9, 2018·5 min read

Researchers Fix Genetic Risk Factor of Alzheimer’s in Human Brain Cells

Researchers report they have successfully erased damage caused by Apoe4 in Alzheimer's patients by altering the gene into a harmless Apoe3-like version.

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·April 6, 2018·3 min read

‘Sleeping’ Stem Cells Could Aid Brain Repair

Researchers have identified a new type of stem cell which may aid neural repair following injury or disease.

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·March 26, 2018·6 min read

Stem Cell Treatment Stabilizes Disease and Reduces Disability in Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers reveal that a year after receiving autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for relapse remitting multiple sclerosis, almost all of the patients showed no signs of the disease and the level of their disability was significantly improved.

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·March 17, 2018·4 min read

Cell Therapy Could Improve Brain Function in Alzheimer’s

Adding the Nav1.1 protein boosted the activity of interneurons and helped restore brain function in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.

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·March 14, 2018·9 min read

Looking for Clues in Big Data to Enlist Stem Cells for Brain Repair

Researchers utilize deep learning algorithms to help shed light on stem cells in the brain.

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·March 7, 2018·9 min read

Birth of New Neurons in the Human Hippocampus Ends in Childhood

Although observed in other species, researchers report hippocampal neurogenesis does not persist through adult life in humans. Researchers say human hippocampal neurogenesis is not detectable in the adult brain.

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