Neuroscience

How to generate new neurons in the brain

Some areas of the adult brain contain quiescent, or dormant, neural stem cells that can potentially be reactivated to form new neurons. However, the transition from quiescence to proliferation is still poorly understood. ...

Neuroscience

Gene therapy offers hope for severe epilepsy

A study published this month in Science Advances by a team of researchers at Macquarie University's Dementia Research Center showed their treatment could prevent seizures in mice by clearing build‑ups of a protein in the ...

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