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31Oct
Silent intruder: How the cold sore virus maps its way through the brain
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the cause of the common cold sore, can spread into the central nervous system and preferences for certain parts of […]
25Oct
Stroke disrupts neuron formation from stem cells: Research reveals underlying mechanisms
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by Rimma Gerenstein , Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53217-1 In healthy rodent brains, newborn neurons are constantly generated in the stem cell niche, known as […]
25Oct
Cellular reprogramming rejuvenates neurons and enhances synaptic plasticity in mouse study
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Credit: Cell Stem Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.09.013 When a neuron ages, it loses synaptic connections with other neurons, it is less able to transmit nerve impulses, and its metabolism is […]
24Oct
Brain organoids reveal autism biology and potential treatments
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A cerebral organoid showing rosettes (or whirls) of newly developing and migrating new neurons (shown in purplish-red). Credit: Scripps Research Using stem cells generated from patients with a rare and […]
18Oct
Neuroscientists discover a mechanism that can reactivate dormant neural stem cells
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Image of a single quiescent neural stem cell with its hallmark cellular protrusion extending from the cell body from Drosophila larval brains six hours after larval hatching, with the membrane […]
03Oct
Study hints at ways to generate new neurons in old brains
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Most neurons in the human brain last a lifetime, and for good reason. Intricate, long-term information is preserved in the complex structural relationships between their synapses. […]