Cerebral Neurons Assist Adjacent Neurons
Scientists at the Ruhr University Bochum were able to reveal neuron rewiring with a new method that makes use of voltage-sensitive dyes that light up if cells send or receive electric signals.
UnMASCing Diseases of the Brain
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered a set of brain proteins responsible for some of the most common and devastating brain diseases.
Special Protein Helps Maintain an Efficient Brain
The instruction manual for maintaining an efficient brain may soon include a section on synaptotagmin-IV (Syt-IV), a protein known to influence learning and memory, thanks to a study by UW-Madison researchers.
One Size Does Not Fit All: A New Look at Therapies
A new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, demonstrates that statin therapy in mice inhibits myelin repair or remyelination in the central nervous system.
Nervous System May be Culprit in Deadly Muscle Disease
Researchers have discovered that signals from the brain to the diaphragm - the muscle that controls breathing - are too weak to initiate healthy respiration in mouse models of the disease.
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Differential Requirement for Nucleostemin in Embryonic Stem Cell and Neural Stem Cell Viability
The molecular basis of nucleostemin function, one of proteins that are enriched in many types of stem cells, in early mouse embryos remains largely unknown, and the role of nucleostemin in tissue stem cells has not been examined by gene targeting analyses due to the early embryonic lethality of nucleostemin null animals. [Stem Cells]
UC Davis Opens Horse Stem Cell Lab
The Regenerative Medicine Laboratory at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital allows for processing, culturing and storing stem cells for horses.
Oklahoma Stem Cell Research Gets $5.5M
The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust board voted Monday to contribute $5.5 million to adult stem cell research.
Novocell Awarded Patent for Innovative Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes
Novocell, Inc. recently announced that it has received U.S. Patent No. 7,534,608 with method claims covering the Company's innovative stem cell therapy for the production of functional pancreatic, insulin producing cells from human embryonic stem cells.
£4m Grant for Stem Cell Research
A £4 million British Government grant has been awarded to scientists conducting research into stem cell treatments for broken bones.
New Rules on Stem Cells Threaten Current Research
Many proponents of federal stem cell funding have concluded that the plan could have the opposite effect, putting off-limits for federal support much of the research underway, including work that the Bush administration endorsed.
