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Genetics Neuroethics

·January 17, 2012·3 min read

A First: Brain Support Cells from Umbilical Cord Stem Cells

For the first time ever, stem cells from umbilical cords have been converted into other types of cells, which may...

Brain Cancer Neuroscience

·July 18, 2011·2 min read

Cancer Cells and Stem Cells Share Same Origin – Brain Cells Grown from Skin

Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC grow brain cells from skin Oncogenes are generally thought to be...

Genetics Neurology

·July 11, 2011·2 min read

Neural Stem Progenitor Cell Transplantation’s Potential to Aid Spinal Cord Injury Tested

A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (20:5) investigating optimal routes for transplanting neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/PCs)...

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·July 7, 2011·4 min read

“Unnatural” Chemical Allows Salk Researchers to Watch Protein Action in Brain Cells

Genetically embedded tools in neural stem cells may aid in development of regenerative medicine – critical for safe and reliable...

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 30, 2011·3 min read

Nervous System Stem Cells Can Replace Themselves, Give Rise to Variety of Cell Types, Even Amplify

Team reconstituted stem cells’ “family tree” A Johns Hopkins team has discovered in young adult mice that a lone brain...

Featured Genetics Neuroethics

·June 15, 2011·2 min read

Researchers Report Progress Using iPS Cells to Reverse Blindness

Researchers have used cutting-edge stem cell technology to correct a genetic defect present in a rare blinding disorder, another step...

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·April 13, 2011·4 min read

Scientists Recreate Brain Cells from Skin Cells to Study Schizophrenia Safely

A team of scientists at Penn State University, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and other institutions have developed a...

Featured Genetics Neurology

·March 10, 2011·2 min read

Bone Marrow Stem Cells Safe for Young Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

The results of a Phase 1 clinical trial involving stem cells from a patient's own bone marrow used to treat traumatic brain injury in children show that the procedure is safe.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 1, 2011·2 min read

Human Embryonic Stem Cells Used to Create Variety of Motor Neurons in Lab

Researchers created a wide variety of motor neurons using human embryonic stem cells and a new technique. In previous research,...

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·February 8, 2011·2 min read

Stem Cells Delivered in Nasal Spray Ease Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms in Rats

Scientists have shown that stem cells delivered to rats via a nasal spray lead to an improvement of motor functions...

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·November 15, 2010·2 min read

Zif Protein Controls Brain Stem Cells

Zif proteins have been found to control whether a brain stem cell differentiates into a neuron or renews as a brain stem cell. There are Zif related proteins in humans that may be targeted by new treatments for brain cancer and other diseases.

Featured Genetics

·October 15, 2010·5 min read

Healthy Babies Born in Genetic Screening Study

Two healthy baby girls and a healthy baby boy were born recently after genetic screening study. These babies were the first human babies born that relied on IVF and had each chromosome assessed in each oocyte before IVF. The genetic screening technique used improves on many other methods.