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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.

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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.

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·June 21, 2017·5 min read

Bitter or Sweet? How Taste Cells Decide What They Want to Be

Researchers shed new light on how stem cells on the tongue grow into different types of mature taste cells dedicated to specific tastes.

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·June 16, 2017·2 min read

Distant Brain Regions Selectively Recruit Stem Cells

A 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.

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·June 6, 2017·4 min read

A Star is Born: Lesser Known Brain Cells Take Center Stage

Researchers have derived a new method for deriving astrocytes from stem cells, opening the door to new research into neuroinflammatory diseases.

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·May 19, 2017·3 min read

New Robust and Efficient Method For Deriving Microglia From Human Stem Cells

New protocol will allow researchers to generate microglia from individual patients.

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·May 15, 2017·4 min read

Stem Cell Transplants May Advance ALS Treatment By Repairing Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier

According 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.

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·May 11, 2017·5 min read

Sniffing Out Stem Cell Fates in the Nose

Researchers develop a new method to track stem cells as they mature.

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·May 8, 2017·4 min read

Skin Cells at the Root of Gray Hair and Balding

Researchers 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.

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·April 29, 2017·6 min read

CRISPR Used to Edit Stem Cells in Fight Against Arthritis

Researchers use CRISPR gene editing technology to rewire stem cells in order to fight inflammation caused by arthritis.

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·April 25, 2017·4 min read

Skin Stem Cells Used to Generate New Brain Cells

Researchers 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.