Neuroscience
Mini brains may wrinkle and fold just like ours
Flat brains growing on microscope slides may have revealed a new wrinkle in the story of how the brain folds.
Dec 18, 2017
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Neuroscience
Researchers launch atlas of developing human brain
The human brain has been called the most complex object in the cosmos, with 86 billion intricately interconnected neurons and an equivalent number of supportive glial cells. One of science's greatest mysteries is how an organ ...
Dec 7, 2017
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Neuroscience
3-D mini brains accelerate research for repairing brain function
The Houston Methodist Research Institute is making mini brains from human stem cells that put researchers on a fast track to repair the nervous system after injury or disease of the brain and spinal cord.
Dec 6, 2017
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Medical research
New gene therapy transplantation technique could improve treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
A therapeutic technique to transplant blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells directly into the brain could herald a revolution in our approach to treating central nervous system diseases and neurodegenerative disorders.
Dec 6, 2017
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Genetics
How having too much or too little of CHRNA7 can lead to neuropsychiatric disorders
Studying the genetic code allows researchers to know whether some patients with neuropsychiatric disorders either have extra copies of the CHRNA7 gene or are missing copies. However, little was known about the functional ...
Nov 28, 2017
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Neuroscience
Deletion of a stem cell factor promotes TBI recovery in mice
UT Southwestern molecular biologists today report the unexpected finding that selectively deleting a stem cell transcription factor in adult mice promotes recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Nov 20, 2017
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Medical research
Brain cell advance brings hope for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Scientists have developed a new system to study Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the laboratory, paving the way for research to find treatments for the fatal brain disorder.
Nov 20, 2017
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Neuroscience
Schizophrenia originates early in pregnancy, 'mini-brain' research suggests
Symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in adolescence or young adulthood, but new research reveals that the brain disease likely begins very early in development, toward the end of the first trimester of pregnancy. The ...
Nov 20, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Brain astrocytes linked to Alzheimer's disease
Astrocytes, the supporting cells of the brain, could play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. This is the first time researchers ...
Nov 20, 2017
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Neuroscience
Investigating patterns of degeneration in Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is known to cause memory loss and cognitive decline, but other functions of the brain can remain intact. The reasons cells in some brain regions degenerate while others are protected is largely unknown. ...
Nov 17, 2017
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