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
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 19, 2014·3 min readZebrafish Help to Unravel Alzheimer’s DiseaseNew research using Zebrafish provides scientists with surprising new insights into neurodegenerative processes in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 18, 2014·3 min readBlood Cells Generate Neurons in CrayfishResearching crayfish, scientists report the immune system can produce cells from stem cells. These cells can create neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·August 17, 2014·4 min readStem Cells Reveal How Illness-Linked Genetic Variation Affects NeuronsResearchers report a genetic variation linked to some mental illnesses reduces synaptic growth in developing brains.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 3, 2014·4 min readSchizophrenia Associated Gene Variation Affects Brain Cell DevelopmentResearchers discover people missing a certain small part of the genome are at higher risk of developing schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 30, 2014·3 min readMaster Switch for Myelination in Human Brain Stem Cells is IdentifiedResearchers identify the 'master switch' which initiates the myelination process in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 20, 2014·1 min readLimb Regeneration: Do Salamanders Hold the Key?Researchers discover the genetic pathway responsible for body part regeneration in salamanders.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 16, 2014·3 min readEmbryonic Stem Cells Offer Treatment Promise for Multiple SclerosisResearchers identify a new approach to treating MS using human embryonic stem cells.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 10, 2014·4 min readResearchers Use Human Stem Cells to Create Light Sensitive Retina in a DishResearchers have created a 3D human retinal tissue from stem cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 4, 2014·3 min readUnlocking the Potential of Stem Cells to Repair Brain DamageResearchers hare hoping to unlock the potential of stem cells as a way of repairing neural damage to the brain.Read More
