Researchers identified thousands of immature neurons in the brain region, countering a recent result showing little, if any, signs of neurogenesis.
Failure to produce evidence of neural precursor cells and immature neurons raises questions about the role of the process in learning and memory.
| February 2, 2018
The compound, BCI-838, is already in human clinical trials as a possible treatment for depression.
Single-cell genome analyses reveal the amount of mutations a human brain cell will collect from its fetal beginnings until death.
Male rodents given access to a running wheel early in life show increased neural activity and improved memory as adults.
Once implanted into animals’ brains, neural stem cells that secrete microRNA-containing vesicles seem to contribute to an anti-aging effect.
Current can guide implanted cells away from rats’ noses toward a region deep in their brains.
A team of scientists was unable to replicate controversial, high-profile findings published in 2011.
Interneurons and mature granule cells in the adult mouse brain are critical for newborn neurons’ responses to novel environments.
A mouse study shows that the virus has tropism for adult proliferative neural progenitor cells and immature neurons.
Celeste Kidd and Steven Piantadosi had sued the university over its handling of sexual harassment allegations made against colleague Florian Jaeger.
Todd Heatherton had groped students, according to allegations, and was facing termination.
Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges that allege the company’s promise to revolutionize blood testing swindled investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars and put patients in danger.
The primate was famous for her ability to communicate with humans.
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