Neuroscience
A new program for neural stem cells
German researchers succeed in obtaining brain and spinal cord cells from stem cells of the peripheral nervous system.
May 12, 2011
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News tagged with precursor cells
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers discover novel function of protein linked to Alzheimer's disease
A research team led by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) has uncovered a novel function of the Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP), one of the main pathogenic culprits of Alzheimer's disease. This discovery may help researchers ...
Apr 21, 2014
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Medical research
Live from the thymus: T-cells on the move
T-cells are the immune system's security force. They seek out pathogens and rogue cells in the body and put them out of action. Their precursors are formed in the bone marrow and migrate from there into the thymus. Here, ...
Feb 17, 2012
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Immunology
Gene discovery reveals importance of eating your greens
(Medical Xpress)—Eating your greens may be even more important that previously thought, with the discovery that an immune cell population essential for intestinal health could be controlled by leafy greens in your diet.
Mar 4, 2013
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover new binding partner for amyloid precursor protein
An international team of researchers has discovered a new binding partner for amyloid precursor protein (APP)—a neurotransmitter called GABABR1a. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their ...
Immunology
Autism may be linked to abnormal immune system characteristics and novel protein fragment
Immune system abnormalities that mimic those seen with autism spectrum disorders have been linked to the amyloid precursor protein (APP), reports a research team from the University of South Florida's Department of Psychiatry ...
Jan 3, 2012
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Neuroscience
New discoveries about the origin of the brain's immune system
What gets into the brain and what doesn't is strictly regulated. Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Freiburg have now studied phagocytes that coat the blood vessels in the brain and reinforce the ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Medical research
Dopamine cell therapy for Parkinson's shows promise
Just one shot of dopamine cells derived from stem cells could be enough to reverse many of the features of Parkinson's disease for decades – and the barriers to developing such a treatment are finally being overcome.
Oct 15, 2014
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Neuroscience
Abnormalities in neurodevelopment could lay the foundations for Alzheimer's disease
What if Alzheimer's disease left its mark on the embryo? Khadijeh Shabani and her colleagues from the Brain Development team led by Bassem Hassan (Inserm) at Paris Brain Institute show that the amyloid precursor protein (APP) ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Medical research
Road block as a new strategy for the treatment of Alzheimer's
Blocking a transport pathway through the brain cells offers new prospects to prevent the development of Alzheimer's. Wim Annaert and colleagues of VIB and K.U. Leuven discovered that two main agents involved in the inception ...
Aug 22, 2011
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