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·November 3, 2017·4 min read

How Newborn Neurons Find Their Proper Place in the Adult Brain

CSHL researchers document how neuroblasts make their journey through the rostral migratory stream to their target destination in the olfactory bulb.

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·October 10, 2017·5 min read

Growing Human Brain Cells in the Lab

A Stem Cell Report study details a new method to produce human neurons from iPSCs.

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·September 20, 2017·5 min read

Faulty Cell Signaling Derails Cerebral Cortex Development, Could It Lead to Autism?

Researchers reveal the deletion of a specific protein in progenitor cells leads to disrupted brain development.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·September 7, 2017·4 min read

Human Skin Cells Transformed Into Motor Neurons

WUSTL researchers have converted skin cells into motor neurons without going through the stem cell state. The new technique could help in the development of devastating neurodegenerative diseases, like ALS, that affect motor neurons.

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·August 16, 2017·4 min read

Astrocytes Given Star Treatment

A new study tracks the development of astrocytes derived from human cortical spheroids. Researchers report hCSs grown astrocytes develop at the same rate as those in the human brain.

Image shows clusters of cells in green, pink and blue.

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·August 11, 2017·6 min read

Novel Stem Cell-Derived Model Created of Inflammatory Neurological Disorder

UCSD researchers have successfully created a human stem cell based model of AGS, a rare, inherited autoimmune disorder.

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·August 3, 2017·4 min read

How to Reprogram Cells in Our Immune System

According to a Nature study, researchers developed a method to reprogram specific T cells in the immune system. Scientists were able to turn pro-inflammatory cells into anti-inflammatory cells, and vice versa, to boost or suppress the immune system. Researchers believe their findings could have significant impact on developing treatments for autoimmune diseases.

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·July 27, 2017·3 min read

Lab-Created Mini-Brains Reveal How Growing Organ Maintains Neuronal Balance

Researchers used hPSCs to grow an organoid that produces inhibitory neurons and plays a critical role in the early development of the cortex.

Image shows the location of the hypothalamus in the brain.

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·July 27, 2017·4 min read

Brain Cells Found to Control Aging

A new Nature study reports hypothalamic neural stem cell decline accelerates as a result of aging. Introducing new stem cells into the brains of old mice slowed and reversed various measures of aging.

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·July 19, 2017·5 min read

Lunatic Fringe Gene Plays Key Role in the Renewable Brain

A new study in eLife reports lunatic fringe genes mediates a mechanism that preserves neural stem cells, so they can form new neurons throughout life. The findings, researchers say, have far-reaching implications for the study of neurogenesis.

Image shows transplanted neural stem cells.

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·July 11, 2017·4 min read

Neural Stem Cells Steered by Electric Fields in Rat Brain

A recent study in Stem Cell Reports suggests electrical fields can be used to help guide transplanted neural stem cells towards a specific location in the brain. The finding could pave the way for new treatment that could help repair brain damage.