FeaturedNeuroscience·August 23, 2021·6 min readBrain Organoids With Complex Neural Activity DevelopedNewly developed brain organoids grown from stem cells showed organized waves of neural activity similar to that seen in living human brains.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 7, 2021·3 min readMiniature Brain Models Developed to Study the Causes of Alzheimer’s and Test Drugs in DevelopmentResearchers have developed a new brain organoid model to study the mechanistic causes of Alzheimer's disease and test dementia drugs currently in development.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 26, 2021·5 min readEarly Signs of Frontotemporal Dementia Found in Personalized Cerebral OrganoidsResearchers recreated the damage seen in frontotemporal dementia in brain organoid models. The study reveals an experimental drug designed to treat Crohn's disease may help prevent neuron death associated with FTD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Business·June 23, 2021·3 min readCedars-Sinai Awarded $11.99 Million for ALS Clinical TrialCedars-Sinai has been awarded $11.99 million by California's stem cell agency to launch a clinical trial testing a potential gene and stem cell therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 17, 2021·4 min readEngineered Nk Cells Can Eliminate Glioblastoma Stem CellsEngineering NK cells to resist immune suppression could be a path toward using NK cell-based immunotherapies for glioblastoma brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2021·4 min readHow to Boost Muscle Regeneration and Rebuild TissueCompounds used by researchers in stem cell research increase the regeneration of muscles in mice with age-related muscle loss.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 27, 2021·3 min readReactivating Aging Stem Cells in the BrainIncreasing lamin B1 levels in aging mice resulted in neural stem cell division and an increase in the number of new neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 22, 2021·4 min read‘Mini Brain’ Organoids Grown in Lab Mature Much Like Infant BrainsBrain organoids, or mini-brains, created from human stem cells appear to develop in much the same way as a human brain. The organoids follow an internal clock that guides their maturation in sync with the timeline for human brain development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·February 22, 2021·4 min readScientists Repair Injured Spinal Cord Using Patients’ Own Stem CellsInjecting a patient's own bone marrow derived stem cells significantly improved motor function within weeks in those with spinal cord injuries.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 11, 2021·3 min readWake-up Call for Neural Stem CellsThe brain enzyme Pr-set7 activates dormant neural stem cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 11, 2021·2 min readCompounds From Apples May Boost Brain FunctionHigh concentrations of phytonutrients from apples stimulate neurogenesis and could help boost brain function.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 6, 2021·5 min readCritical Flaw Found in Lab Models of the Human Blood-Brain BarrierHuman brain endothelial cells used to generate lab models of the human blood-brain barrier were missing several key proteins found in natural endothelial cells. The cells had more in common with epithelial, a type of cell not normally found in the brain. The findings put into question over a decade worth of lab-based research on the BBB.Read More
