FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 13, 2014·4 min readHumans’ Big Brains Might Be Due in Part to Newly Identified ProteinResearchers have identified a gene which could help explain why the human brain is larger than those of other animals.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 13, 2014·2 min readMolecular Time Signalling Controls Stem Cells During Brain DevelopmentA new study reports TGF-beta acts as a time signal which regulates neural stem cells' potential at different stages of brain development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2014·3 min readStem Cell Transplants for Parkinson’s Disease Edging CloserTransplantable dopamine neurons produced from stem cells could expedite treatment options for Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 6, 2014·4 min readScientists Create Parkinson’s Disease in a DishA new study reports researchers have successfully created a human stem cell model of Parkinson's disease in a dish.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 6, 2014·2 min readHuman Stem Cell Derived Neuron Transplants Reduce Seizures in MiceTransplanted neurons derived from stem cells shown to be effective in treating epilepsy in mice, a new study reports.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGenetics·October 24, 2014·3 min readScientists Engineer Toxin Secreting Stem Cells to Treat Brain TumorsStem cells have been genetically engineered to produce and secrete brain cancer killing toxins, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·October 15, 2014·5 min readTaking a Shot at Parkinson’sDopamine cells derived from stem cells could reverse many features of Parkinson's disease for a number of years.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 23, 2014·4 min readResearchers Developing Tissue Chip to Screen Neurological ToxinsResearchers are working to develop a faster and more affordable way to screen for neural toxins.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 23, 2014·5 min readDying Brain Cells Cue New Brain Cells to Grow in SongbirdResearchers describe the events which cue neurogenesis in songbirds.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·September 8, 2014·3 min readIn Directing Stem Cells, Study Shows Context MattersThe stiffness of the surface on which stem cells grow can have a profound influence on the cell fate, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 5, 2014·2 min readDisease in a Dish Approach Could Aid Huntington’s Disease DiscoveryResearchers use iPSCs to create a disease in a dish model of Huntington's disease in transgenic nonhuman primates.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·September 1, 2014·2 min readA Nucleotide Change Could Initiate Fragile X SyndromeAn alteration of a single nucleotide could initiate fragile X syndrome, a new study reports.Read More
