Using this model, the researchers proved that the ... study for the first time how hepatitis E viruses affect nerve cells. "We take human kidney cells that are excreted in the urine and reprogram ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

In a human cell-based brain model, repetitive physical injuries reactivate the common virus, Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1), ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact ...

Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of ...

Discover how a revolutionary 3D Blood-Brain Barrier model advances the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and drug ...

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative disease resulting in the loss of nerve cells in the brain. Samples from human patients are difficult to obtain and animal models may not faithfully ...

Other iPSC-based models affecting neural crest lineages include Schwann cell and melanocyte-related disorders, including our effort to model human melanoma in pluripotent ... features in ...

Bart De Strooper, and Dr. Sriram Balusu demonstrates they can indeed prevent loss of nerve cells in a mouse model of ... triggers for such necroptosis in human nerve cells transplanted into ...

Ncardia’s iPSC-derived microglia may aid ALS research and help to screen new therapies that target inflammation in ALS.