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·February 17, 2018·4 min read

Stem Cell Based Stroke Treatment Repairs Brain Tissue

A new treatment that uses extracellular vesicles filled with exosomes derived from human stem cells could help repair brain damage following stroke, researchers report.

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·February 13, 2018·4 min read

Clues to Aging Found in Stem Cells’ Genomes

Study could help explain how our cells deteriorate over time.

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·February 9, 2018·2 min read

Stem Cell Division Seen For First Time in Adult Brain

Researchers have observed how neural stem cells divide and new neurons are integrated into the hippocampus.

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·February 7, 2018·3 min read

Creation of New Brain Cells May Be Limited

UCSF researchers report neural stem cells only have a very limited capacity to replenish brain tissue.

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·January 28, 2018·5 min read

Stem Cells that Build a Fly’s Nervous System Discovered

A new study sheds light on key aspects of nervous system development.

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·January 14, 2018·4 min read

Researchers Make Cells That Enable to Sense of Touch

UCLA researchers have successfully transformed human stem cells into sensory interneurons.

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·December 8, 2017·5 min read

3D Mini Brains Accelerate Research for Repairing Brain Function

Researchers have developed a new method of reducing the time it takes to grow mini brain models in the lab. This may accelerate research into diseases and injury that affect the nervous system.

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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.

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·November 20, 2017·7 min read

Schizophrenia Originates Early in Pregnancy

Using mini-brains grown in the lab, researchers have discovered schizophrenia likely begins toward the end of the first trimester of fetal development. Researchers believe, based on their findings, schizophrenia could potentially be treated in utero.

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·November 17, 2017·4 min read

Astrocytes Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have discovered a direct association between astrocytes and Alzheimer's disease. In a new study, researchers report astrocytes in the brains of Alzheimer's patients produced significantly more amyloid beta than astrocytes in the brains of people without the disease.

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·November 16, 2017·4 min read

Paraplegic Rats Walk and Regain Feeling After Stem Cell Treatment

In a groundbreaking study, researchers use engineered tissue derived from human stem cells to treat rats with paraplegia following spinal cord injury. The transplanted cells allowed the rats to regain sensory perception, improve mobility and helped with spinal cord healing.

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·November 10, 2017·4 min read

Frequent Alcohol Use Kills New Brain Cells in Adults: Females More Vulnerable

A new study reports on how neural stem cells in adult mice respond differently to alcohol exposure, and these changes are different depending on the sex of the animal.