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·September 9, 2013·2 min read

Cell Transplants Could be a Novel Treatment for Schizophrenia

Researchers see restored normal function in the hippocampus and dopamine function of rats after transplanting interneurons. The findings could lead to new treatment options for schizophrenia.

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Featured Neurology

·July 25, 2013·5 min read

Epilepsy in a Dish: Stem Cell Research Reveals Clues to Origins and Possible Treatment

By turning skin cells of patients with Dravet syndrome into neurons, researchers create a miniature testing ground for epilepsy

The illustration shows a neuron undergoing apoptosis.

Featured Neurology

·June 13, 2013·3 min read

New Molecular-Level Understanding of Brain’s Recovery After Stroke

According to a new study, specific MicroRNA naturally packaged into exosomes are released by stem cells after a stroke, contributing to better neurological recovery.

A brain slice with glioblastoma multiforme

Brain Cancer Featured

·June 13, 2013·3 min read

Metabolic Molecule Drives Growth Of Aggressive Brain Cancer

Researchers have identified an abnormal metabolic pathway which drives cancer cell growth in particular glioblastoma brain cancer subtypes.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·April 11, 2013·5 min read

Spring Cleaning in Your Brain: Stem Cell Research Shows How Important Autophagy Is

Years of mouse research lead to discovery of how autophagy keeps neural stem cells ready to replace damaged brain and nerve cells.

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Featured Neurology

·March 14, 2013·4 min read

Transplanted Brain Cells in Monkeys Light Up Personalized Therapy

Researchers transplanted neural cells, derived from adult skin cells, into monkeys; where they developed into several different types of brain cells. The research could eventually help provide new treatment avenues for patients with a wide range of neurological diseases.

The image is a brain scan of a patient with recurrent glioblastoma.

Brain Cancer Featured

·March 12, 2013·3 min read

Using Fat to Fight Brain Cancer

Researchers discover stem cells from a patient's own fat could potentially deliver new treatments directly to the brain after the removal of a glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer.

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Featured Genetics

·February 26, 2013·2 min read

Sweet News for Stem Cell’s ‘Holy Grail’

Using a sugar-coated scaffold, researchers move closer to unlocking the therapeutic use of stem cells to treat a wide range of diseases from Alzheimer's to diabetes.

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Featured Genetics

·February 11, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Uncover Genetic Clues Which may Lead to Better Understanding of Organ Development and Birth Defects

Researchers have discovered clues to the development of the head at the cellular level, which could point scientists to a better understanding of how organs and birth defects form in humans.

The image shows a lego man acting as a gatekeeper for the brain activity to neuronal growth.

Featured Psychology

·February 7, 2013·4 min read

Researchers Uncover Key to Antidepressant Response

Researchers identify a protein that appears to be the target of both antidepressant drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. The experimental results explain how these therapies likely work to relieve depression by stimulating stem cells in the brain to grow and mature.

The image shows Newborn neurons in the brain of a 3 month old mouse.

Featured Neurology

·February 7, 2013·3 min read

Dickkopf Makes Fountain of Youth in the Brain Run Dry

Scientists have discovered that significantly more neurons are generated in the brains of older animals if the signaling molecule Dickkopf-1 is turned off. The results give rise to the question whether the function of Dickkopf-1 may be turned off using drugs to prevent age related cognitive decline.

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Featured Genetics

·February 1, 2013·5 min read

How Deficiencies in Two Genes Synergize to Halt Formation of Gut Nervous System

Researchers identify a new gene associated with Hirschprung Disease and show how the migration of cells that form the gut nervous system is impeded when the combined doses of two candidate genes are low. Understanding the genetic basis of HSCR offers hope for better diagnostics and treatment for it and other developmental defects caused by failure of cell migration.

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stem cells

Cell Transplants Could be a Novel Treatment for Schizophrenia

Epilepsy in a Dish: Stem Cell Research Reveals Clues to Origins and Possible Treatment

New Molecular-Level Understanding of Brain’s Recovery After Stroke

Metabolic Molecule Drives Growth Of Aggressive Brain Cancer

Spring Cleaning in Your Brain: Stem Cell Research Shows How Important Autophagy Is

Transplanted Brain Cells in Monkeys Light Up Personalized Therapy

Using Fat to Fight Brain Cancer

Sweet News for Stem Cell’s ‘Holy Grail’

Researchers Uncover Genetic Clues Which may Lead to Better Understanding of Organ Development and Birth Defects

Researchers Uncover Key to Antidepressant Response

Dickkopf Makes Fountain of Youth in the Brain Run Dry

How Deficiencies in Two Genes Synergize to Halt Formation of Gut Nervous System

Glioblastoma’s Chaos Follows Predictable Rules

One Autism Mutation Collapses the Whole Gene Network

Why Bitter Coffee Starts to Taste So Good to Your Brain

Omega-3 DHA Eases Autism Behaviors by Calming Inflammation

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