Neuroscience
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.
Apr 25, 2012
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News tagged with neural progenitor cells
Medical research
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 ...
Sep 15, 2011
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Medical research
Microparticles from the placenta may offer major clues on the in utero development of neurobehavioral disorders
For 30 years, Cheryl Rosenfeld has studied how biological information gets transferred from mothers to babies during pregnancy. The research is personal for Rosenfeld, whose niece, Sara, was exposed to sedative drugs in utero. ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Medical research
Filling a niche: Neural stem cells help maintain their microenvironment
When it comes to cell types, stem cells have unlimited potential—literally. These self-renewing cells, which are capable of giving rise to any cell type in the body, reside in specialized microenvironments known as niches. ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Neuroscience
Scientists discover biomarkers and therapies for a group of fatal pediatric neurodegenerative disorders
An exciting study from Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine has identified molecular biomarkers and two effective approaches to treat Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD), a devastating and fatal pediatric ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Medical research
Drug prevents cognitive impairment in mice after radiation treatment for brain tumors
A study by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a possible new drug that could help prevent cognitive decline in people who undergo radiation therapy for brain tumors. The researchers ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Zika inhibits the proliferation of prostate cancer cells
After revealing in a groundbreaking study that Zika virus can be used to combat brain tumors, researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, have shown that the pathogen may also be a weapon ...
Jan 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika vaccine shows promise for treating deadly brain cancer
September 18, 2018—An international team of researchers has successfully deployed a Zika virus vaccine to target and kill human glioblastoma brain cancer stem cells, which had been transplanted into mice. In a study published ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Genetics
Team identifies genetic defect that may cause rare movement disorder
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-led research team has found that a defect in transcription of the TAF1 gene may be the cause of X-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP), a rare and severe neurodegenerative disease. The ...
Feb 22, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Zika virus could help combat brain cancer
Zika virus, known for causing microcephaly in babies by attacking the cells that give rise to the fetus's cerebral cortex, could be an alternative for treatment of glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive malignant brain ...
Feb 22, 2018
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