Genetics
Blood condition linked to protection against Alzheimer's
Stanford Medicine researchers have found that a common blood condition associated with several diseases may have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease.
Jun 28, 2023
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News tagged with brain stem cell
Oncology & Cancer
Gene engineered cell therapy developed to target brain metastatic melanomas
Overall survival for patients with melanoma that has spread to the brain is only four to six months. Immunotherapies, which harness the power of the immune system to attack cancer cells, have garnered excitement in recent ...
May 31, 2023
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Neuroscience
Research team identifies glycosylation enzyme critical in brain formation
The MGAT5 glycosylation enzyme plays a crucial role in brain development, according to a study by University of California, Irvine researchers, a discovery that may contribute to new therapeutic purposes for neural stem cells.
May 16, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers develop effective method to genetically modify brain organoids
Primates are among the most intelligent creatures with distinct cognitive abilities. Their brains are relatively large in relation to their body stature and have a complex structure. However, how the brain has developed over ...
May 16, 2023
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Genetics
Cellular 'cruise control' system safeguards RNA levels in Rett syndrome nerve cells
Every cell in our body is able to turn genes (DNA) on or off, producing RNA, but when genes are "turned on" to the wrong level it can result in a variety of health conditions.
May 2, 2023
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Medical research
New insight into dying cells in Parkinson's disease
When a patient experiences the first symptoms of Parkinson's disease, the disease has been developing for a long time, and the patient may have already lost half of a specific type of nerve cells in the brain.
Apr 25, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify key protein for production of new neurons for memory and learning in adult brain
A new publication released today in The EMBO Journal identified a key protein in the molecular mechanism triggering neurogenesis in the hippocampus. They found that tight regulation of Yap1 activity is essential as dysregulation ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
A renewable, engineered cell product shows potential for treating neurodegenerative and retinal diseases
Progressive loss of neurons is the underlying cause for a diverse spectrum of severe diseases called neurodegenerative diseases, which include Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and retinitis pigmentosa. ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study of interleukin-6 impact on organoids shows increase in radial glia cells
A team of medical researchers at the University of Tübingen's Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research in Germany has found that exposing organoids at a certain stage of growth to interleukin-6 leads to an increase in ...
Neuroscience
Novel microelectrode array system enables long-term cultivation and analyses of brain organoid
Brain organoids are self-organizing tissue cultures grown from patient cell-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. They form tissue structures that resemble the brain in vivo in many ways. This makes brain organoids interesting ...
Apr 12, 2023
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