Team finds antibody that transforms bone marrow stem cells directly into brain cells
In a serendipitous discovery, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to turn bone marrow stem cells directly into brain cells.
Medical research
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Using human brain cells to make mice smarter
Glial cells – a family of cells found in the human central nervous system and, until recently, considered mere "housekeepers" – now appear to be essential to the unique complexity of the human brain. Scientists reached ...
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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Natural process activating brain's immune cells could point way to repairing damaged brain tissue
The brain's key "breeder" cells, it turns out, do more than that. They secrete substances that boost the numbers and strength of critical brain-based immune cells believed to play a vital role in brain health. This finding ...
Neuroscience
Oct 21, 2012 |
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Microglia controls neuron production as brain develops
(Medical Xpress)—In a surprise breakthrough, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute and their colleagues have found that microglia remove healthy neural progenitor cells (NPCs) through phagocytosis to control neuron ...
Neuroscience
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Researchers devise a method for reprogramming cells in urine into neural progenitor cells
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in China have developed a technique for reprogramming cells found in urine into neural progenitor cells that are capable of growing into neurons. In their paper published in ...
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Dec 10, 2012 |
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Growing up as a neural stem cell: The importance of clinging together and then letting go
Can one feel too attached? Does one need to let go to mature? Neural stem cells have this problem, too.
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Apr 25, 2012 |
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PCP genetic pathway acts as stop sign for cell growth
The genetic pathway that regulates the way cells align themselves relative to each other has been found to act as a "stop sign" that signals organisms when to halt cell growth, according to new research published ...
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New class of stem cell-like cells discovered offers possibility for spinal cord repair
The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced today the discovery of a new class of cells in the spinal cord that act like neural stem cells, offering a fresh avenue in the search for therapies to treat spinal cord injury ...
Medical research
Sep 15, 2011 |
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A step toward repairing the central nervous system
Despite recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of nerve injury, tissue-engineering solutions for repairing damage in the central nervous system (CNS) remain elusive, owing to the crucial and complex ...
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Jan 29, 2013 |
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Scientists find neural stem cell regulator
Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that lack of a specific gene interrupts neural tube closure, a condition that can cause death or paralysis.
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Apr 16, 2012 |
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Scientists report first step in strategy for cell replacement therapy in Parkinson's disease
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) are a promising avenue for cell replacement therapy in neurologic diseases. For example, mouse and human iPSCs have been used to generate dopaminergic (DA) neurons that improve symptoms ...
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Jan 24, 2012 |
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Timing for clinical trials for stem cell therapy in spinal cord injuries is right
Regenerative medicine in spinal cord injuries (SCI) is proving to help the human body create new cell and nerve connections that are severed during this type of injury. In a review of current scientific research for stem ...
Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Unraveling the ins and outs of brain development
The embryonic nervous system is a hollow tube consisting of elongated neural progenitor cells, which extend from the inner to the outer surface of the tube. In a section inside the tube called the ventricular ...
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Jun 10, 2011 |
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Induction of adult cortical neurogenesis by an antidepressant
The production of new neurons in the adult normal cortex in response to the antidepressant, fluoxetine, is reported in a study published online this week in Neuropsychopharmacology.
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Jan 04, 2013 |
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New biomaterials promote neuroregeneration after a brain injury
Professor Jose Miguel Soria, a member of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, has co-directed with Professor Manuel Monleón of the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia a study on the compatibility ...
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