"The pharmacological and genetic modulation of astrocytic autophagy pathway can be considered for boosting the detoxifying ...

A drug called silibinin can block this protein and, when used with immunotherapy, may improve treatment for brain metastases.

A research team has uncovered a new mechanism involving astrocytes for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) and proposed a novel ...

In brain metastasis, cancer has been found to alter the course of certain astrocytes and causes them to produce a protein that works in the tumor's favor.

In this episode we speak with bit.bio about astrocytes and how bit.bio's innovative technology is transforming research in ...

A research team led by Dr. Hoon Ryu from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Sang-Rok Oh) Brain Disease Research Group, in collaboration with Director Justin C. Lee of the ...

Cells around a brain metastasis in an animal model: several brain cells (astrocytes, white) surround an immune system cell (lymphocyte, green). Some of them have started to activate the factor (red) ...

Researchers have identified a novel therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease by focusing on astrocytes, non-neuronal brain cells involved in waste removal.

Epigenetic changes reprogram astrocytes into brain stem cells Date: September 4, 2024 Source: German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) Summary: Resting brain stem ...

Previous studies have found similarities in gene expression between resting brain stem cells and normal astrocytes even though they have very different functions. New research into epigenetic ...

A research team led by Dr. Hoon Ryu from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Sang-Rok Oh) Brain ...