FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 16, 2017·2 min readDistant Brain Regions Selectively Recruit Stem CellsA new study reports long distance neural connections can target pools of stem cells in their niche and stimulate them to produce subtypes of olfactory bulb neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 6, 2017·4 min readA Star is Born: Lesser Known Brain Cells Take Center StageResearchers have derived a new method for deriving astrocytes from stem cells, opening the door to new research into neuroinflammatory diseases.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 19, 2017·3 min readNew Robust and Efficient Method For Deriving Microglia From Human Stem CellsNew protocol will allow researchers to generate microglia from individual patients.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2017·4 min readStem Cell Transplants May Advance ALS Treatment By Repairing Blood-Spinal Cord BarrierAccording to researchers, bone marrow stem cell transplants helped repair damage to the blood spinal cord barrier in mouse models of ALS. This helped improve motor functions and nervous system conditions.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 11, 2017·5 min readSniffing Out Stem Cell Fates in the NoseResearchers develop a new method to track stem cells as they mature.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·4 min readSkin Cells at the Root of Gray Hair and BaldingResearchers implicate KROXO20, a gene associated with neuron development, and SCF in hair graying and balding. They believe the findings could answer additional questions about human aging.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 29, 2017·6 min readCRISPR Used to Edit Stem Cells in Fight Against ArthritisResearchers use CRISPR gene editing technology to rewire stem cells in order to fight inflammation caused by arthritis.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2017·4 min readSkin Stem Cells Used to Generate New Brain CellsResearchers generate microglia from stem cells derived from the skin. They believe their findings could help advance the understanding of the role microglia plays in Alzheimer's.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 24, 2017·5 min readDiscovery Offers New Hope For Spinal Cord Injury RepairV2a interneurons could potentially repair spinal cord injuries, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2017·4 min readPreventing Seizure-Caused Damage to the BrainExosomes isolated from mesenchymal stem cells can limit brain damage caused by status epilepticus, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 11, 2017·6 min read‘Neuron-Reading’ Nanowires Could Accelerate Development of Drugs for Neurological DiseasesResearchers have developed nanowires that can record the electrical activity of neurons in fine detail. The technology will allow for better investigation as to how the brain works.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 4, 2017·4 min readMini Brains From the Petri DishResearchers converted skin cells from patients with a rare congenital brain defect into pluripotent stem cells to generate brain organoids.Read More
