Neuroscience
Older adults grow just as many new brain cells as young people: study
Researchers show for the first time that healthy older men and women can generate just as many new brain cells as younger people.
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify compound to prevent breast cancer cells from activating in brain
Researchers at Houston Methodist used computer modeling to find an existing investigational drug compound for leukemia patients to treat triple negative breast cancer once it spreads to the brain.
Mar 22, 2018
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Neuroscience
Where does the controversial finding that adult human brains don't grow new neurons leave ongoing research?
Scientists have known for about two decades that some neurons – the fundamental cells in the brain that transmit signals – are generated throughout life. But now a controversial new study from the University of California, ...
Mar 15, 2018
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Neuroscience
Researchers look for clues in big data to enlist stem cells for brain repair
A team at the University of Toronto's Medicine by Design has combined the latest genomic technology with machine learning in a new study that sheds light on brain stem cells, providing insights that could one day help the ...
Mar 14, 2018
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Neuroscience
Adult human brains don't grow new neurons in hippocampus, contrary to prevailing view
When our recent study met significant skepticism, we weren't surprised. After all, we ourselves remained skeptical of what we were seeing throughout our investigation. But repeated and varied experiments convinced us our ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Neuroscience
Birth of new neurons in the human hippocampus ends in childhood
One of the liveliest debates in neuroscience over the past half century surrounds whether the human brain renews itself by producing new neurons throughout life, and whether it may be possible to rejuvenate the brain by boosting ...
Mar 7, 2018
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Neuroscience
Zebrafish study reveals regenerative processes by neural stem cells in the brain
Waseda University researchers recently elucidated the regenerative processes of neural stem cells using a stab injury model in the optic tectum of adult zebrafish. The study could contribute to the treatment of human central ...
Mar 7, 2018
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Genetics
Genes for age-linked brain deterioration identified
A group of genes and genetic switches involved in age-related brain deterioration have been identified by scientists at the Babraham Institute, Cambridge and Sapienza University, Rome. The research, published online today ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Stem-cell study points to new approach to Alzheimer's disease
Improving the trafficking of cellular proteins in brain cells holds possibilities for new treatments and even prevention for Alzheimer's disease, results of a new study suggest.
Mar 1, 2018
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Neuroscience
ALS-linked protein's journey into nervous system cells more complex than we thought
University of Bath scientists have developed a better understanding of a key protein associated with brain diseases including ALS (motor neurone disease) and dementia by studying how it enters central nervous system cells.
Feb 28, 2018
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