Circulating tumour cells from primary carcinomas may reach the brain and establish metastases. In the brain parenchyma, tumour cells initiate extensive interactions with resident astrocytes, microglia ...
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A newly found molecule cleared toxic plaque and restored memory in Alzheimer’s animal tests
Researchers working with Alzheimer’s disease mouse models have shown that manipulating a single factor in brain cells called astrocytes can clear existing amyloid-beta plaques and preserve memory, ...
Past neuroscience studies found that when the central nervous system (CNS) is damaged, for instance following a stroke or spinal cord injuries, the lesions become surrounded by borders of newly ...
Astrocytes have important roles in the repair of the CNS. However, the underlying mechanisms involved remain incompletely understood. O’Shea et al. report that the functional reprogramming of ...
Astrocytes, a sub-population of glial cells with a distinctive star-like shape, are known to play a vital role in numerous neuronal functions, including synaptic support, the regulation of energy ...
Researchers have discovered that astrocytes, the most abundant cells in the brain, play a direct role in the regulation of adult neuronal circuits involved in learning and memory. Researchers at ...
Astrocytes are star shaped cells that make up around 35% of human brain cells. They were once thought of as cells that simply supported neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). But in recent years ...
The element sodium plays a key role in nervous system function. An international research team headed by the Institute of Neurobiology at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has now conducted a ...
Long thought of as "brain glue," the star-shaped cells called astrocytes - members of a family of cells found in the central nervous system called glial that help regulate blood flow, synaptic ...
The mechanism underlying astrocyte-mediated restoration of brain tissue after an injury has now been pinpointed by a team of researchers. This could lead to new treatments that encourage regeneration ...
Why are we able to recall only some of our past experiences? A new study led by Jun Nagai at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan has an answer. Surprisingly, it turns out that the brain cells ...
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