FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·October 5, 2022·4 min readSecond Stem Cell Type Discovered in Mouse BrainA newly discovered second stem cell population in the mouse brain is responsible for the production of new neurons in the olfactory bulb of adult mice.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 29, 2022·6 min readMaking Lab-Grown Brain Organoids ‘Brainier’A new study offers guidelines and methods for consistently generating high-quality, well-structured brain organoids.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·September 22, 2022·3 min readAged Neurons Generated Directly From Skin More Accurately Model Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers successfully turned skin cells from Parkinson's patients into dopaminergic neurons by introducing a combination of neural-inducing genes into the skin cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2022·3 min readThe Gene to Which We Owe Our Big BrainThe ARHGAP11B gene played a critical role in the development of the human neocortex during evolution.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 27, 2022·12 min read‘Synthetic’ Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart Grown From Stem CellsResearchers created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a beating heart, a brain, and the foundation for other organs. The new model provides a novel way for future researchers to create and research the earliest stages of development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·August 17, 2022·3 min readReprogramming Human Skin Cells Into Aged Neurons to Study Neurodegenerative DisordersConverting skin cell samples into neurons helps researchers gain a better understanding of the mechanisms of Huntington's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 25, 2022·4 min readThe End of Baldness? The Chemical Controlling Life and Death in Hair Follicles IdentifiedResearchers discovered how the TGF-beta protein controls the process by which hair follicles, including stem cells, divide and form new cells or orchestrate apoptosis. The findings could provide new treatment options for baldness and therapies to speed up wound healing.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 19, 2022·4 min readA Blueprint for Turning Stem Cells Into Sensory InterneuronsResearchers have created a new blueprint that outlines how embryonic stem cells from mice become sensory interneurons and identified a method for producing sensory interneurons in a lab setting. If the results can be replicated in human stem cells, researchers say the findings could contribute to the development of therapies to restore sensation to those suffering nerve damage and spinal cord injury.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·July 12, 2022·3 min readNew Human Cell Line Developed to Study Blinding Eye DisordersResearchers have developed a new experimental human cell line from retinal pigment epithelial cells, dubbed ABC cells, that can assist with the study of blinding eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 28, 2022·4 min readHuman Urine-Derived Stem Cells Have Robust Regenerative PotentialStem cells in human urine have the potential to regenerate tissue.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 16, 2022·5 min readScientists Transplant Human Photoreceptors to Successfully Recover Daylight Perception in MiceResearchers developed a new method for producing high numbers of human photoreceptor cells. The human photoreceptor cells can be transplanted in bulk to partially degenerated mouse retinas and improve the detection of daylight in mice with damaged eyesight.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 14, 2022·6 min readStreamlining Stem Cells to Treat Macular DegenerationA new protocol for differentiating human embryonic stem cells to RPE cells could be a safe and effective approach for treating age-related macular degeneration.Read More
