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Restoring a specific protein could rewire the brain in Down syndrome

Delivering a connection-building protein to star-shaped cells in the brain could reverse changes to neural circuits seen in ...
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Study reveals how inhibitory neurons and astrocytes control brain blood flow

Researchers at the Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have uncovered a two-step mechanism by which the brain regulates blood volume—a breakthrough ...
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Overlooked cells might explain the human brain’s huge storage capacity

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and ...
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Astrocyte-to-neuron conversion rescues motor deficits in spinal cord injury

Researchers from Wuhan Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Jianghan University and collaborators recently showed that activating the endogenous transcription factors Ngn2 and Isl1 via CRISPRa can ...
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Do PERK’d Up Astrocytes Slow Amyloid Clearance?

Cells feature an array of biological cascades to respond to stressors such as protein aggregates, viruses, and DNA damage. When these pathways are activated too much or for too long, things can go ...