A rare group of neurons can reconnect broken spinal circuits and trigger leg muscle activity after spinal cord injury—a discovery that could help refine future stem-cell therapies for paralysis. The findings, published in ...
Mar 30, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai investigators working to optimize a cell-based treatment for retinitis pigmentosa have uncovered how transplanted neural stem cells interact with host retinal cells to preserve vision. The findings, published ...
Mar 7, 2026
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A Japanese research team has demonstrated in rat experiments that stem cells from human primary tooth pulp may help treat chronic-phase cerebral palsy. "This is the first animal study to show that stem cell treatment works ...
Mar 4, 2026
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Virginia Tech researchers have discovered an indication hidden in the brain that may help doctors identify children suffering from a rare genetic disease earlier. Their findings are published in EMBO Molecular Medicine.
Jan 28, 2026
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A treatment that could protect premature babies from brain damage showed promise in a recent study in Sweden. Using a first-of-its-kind prenatal brain model created with human cells, researchers observed new details about ...
Nov 10, 2025
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A study led by the EHU's Neuropsychopharmacology group provides new insights into understanding the origins of schizophrenia. The research, led by the EHU lecturer Leyre Urigüen, revealed alterations in the extracellular ...
Sep 23, 2025
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When someone has a stroke—a leading worldwide cause of death and disability—time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, and the current gold-standard ...
Sep 16, 2025
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The origin of some neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, bipolar disorder, or depression, and certain neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, can be found in very early stages of brain formation in the ...
Jul 25, 2025
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For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international study, led by Hans Schöler of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster, has now ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of infection, these so-called Tregs restrain the immune system to ensure it doesn't go into overdrive and ...
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