Neural stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells present in the adult central nervous system that can self-renew, and give rise to new neurons and supporting cells called glial cells. Activation of ...

The human brain is a three-pound wonder, capable of amazing things right alongside everyday behaviors so automatic we don’t even notice they’re there. The brain is made up of two kinds of cells.

Source: Bioscience Image Library by Fayette Reynolds/Unsplash Anyone living with schizophrenia understands the true limitations of current treatment options. Antipsychotics remain the single leading ...

A new study published in Nature Communications shows that human glial progenitor cells are a promising and safe cell product for transplantation. The research also defines the transcriptional and ...

Tiny, year-old human brain organoids that mimic the brain of a newborn are providing new clues to potential treatments for a ...

Neurons have been the main focus in studying Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ischemic stroke, and hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. However, increasing evidence ...

Enhanced glucose uptake in glial cells might help fight AD. In Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases, excess activation of glial cells causes neuroinflammation and damage to ...

An estimated 86 billion neurons in the average human brain govern our body’s functions and conjure — somehow — the human mind. C. elegans has 302 neurons in one sex and a few more in the other.

Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia, accounts for 60-80% of cases in the UK. Researchers have long linked Alzheimer’s to a buildup of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain. These are both ...

TRANsCre-DIONE converts astrocyte scars into functional motor neurons with up to 87% efficiency in spinal cord injury ...