A Gene Therapy to Treat the FOXG1 Brain Disorder
A Gene Therapy to Treat the FOXG1 Brain Disorder
By postnatally providing a transcription factor important for brain development, researchers fixed abnormalities generated in utero in mice.
By postnatally providing a transcription factor important for brain development, researchers fixed abnormalities generated in utero in mice.
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Adult-Born Neurons Strengthen Memories While Mice Sleep
Ruth Williams | Jun 4, 2020 | 3 min read
The activation of young brain cells in adult mice is necessary not just for forming memories, but consolidating them during rapid eye movement sleep, a study shows.
Long-Lived Neural Stem Cells Identified in Living Mice
Ashley Yeager | Oct 22, 2019 | 2 min read
New, unpublished results show some of the cells produce new neurons for up to 90 days, much longer than a previously identified set of neural stem cells that only generate neurons for a month or two.
More Evidence that Humans Do Appear to Create New Neurons in Old Age
Ashley Yeager | Mar 25, 2019 | 4 min read
Despite doubts last year about human adult neurogenesis, a study shows even 80-year-olds develop new cells in the hippocampus, but such growth is diminished in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Image of the Day: Release Your Inhibitions
The Scientist | Jul 31, 2017 | 1 min read
A drug commonly used to treat clinical depression sets its effects in motion by hampering the release of an inhibitory neurotransmitter in mice.