Silent cells deep in your spinal cord may hold a surprising key to healing after devastating injuries and brain disease. A ...

Astrocytes in the adult brain show cellular plasticity; however, whether they have the potential to generate multiple lineages remains unclear. Here, we perform in vivo screens and identify DLX2 as a ...

Much of the brain is made up of a constellation of star-shaped cells called astrocytes, which play vital roles in immunity, neuron maintenance and many other functions. In Alzheimer’s disease, some ...

To do so, Papouin and his team stimulated norepinephrine secretion from mouse brain cells or exposed mouse brain slices to norepinephrine and found that norepinephrine weakened connections between ...

Neural circuits are refined by experience with higher plasticity at younger ages. Non-neuronal brain cells, known as astrocytes, were previously seen as passive support cells, but recent research has ...

Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered a healing mechanism that could one day be harnessed to help treat patients with spinal cord injuries, stroke, and neurological conditions such as multiple ...

Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain’s immune system. New findings spotlight astrocytes—previously overshadowed ...

Clusterin, we’re sorry—we misjudged you. Long cast as Aβ’s villainous sidekick (Jan 2014 news; Apr 2023 news), the chaperone now looks more like a friendly superhero. Provided, that is, our genes let ...