All Articles Tagged As: neurons

Researchers Discover Tiny Cellular Antennae Trigger Neural Stem Cells (8/16/2008)

Scientists today reported evidence suggesting that the tiny cilia found on brain cells of mammals, thought to be vestiges of a primeval past, actually play a critical role in relaying molecular signals that spur creation of neurons in an area of the brain involved in mood, learning and memory. ...> Full Article

First disease-specific stem cells from human skin cells (8/2/2008)

Research team creates human ALS motor neurons ...> Full Article

Stem Cell Foundation plays critical funding role in major new ALS research announced today (8/1/2008)

In a breakthrough discovery a researcher has produced human stem cell lines from the cells of patients afflicted with a version of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...> Full Article

Researchers Discover Key Gene for Making Motor Neurons (7/27/2008)

Genes evolved to ensure the generation of the diverse array of motor neuron subtypes needed for fine motor control of the limbs ...> Full Article

Nature mixes, matches genes to keep nerve cells straight (6/10/2008)

With fewer than 30,000 human genes with which to work, Nature has to mix and match to generate the myriad types of neurons or nerve cells needed to assemble the brain and nervous system. Keeping this involved process on the straight and narrow requires a clever balance of promotion and inhibition ...> Full Article

Finding clues for nerve cell repair (6/7/2008)

A new study identifies a key mechanism for the normal development of motor nerve cells (motor neurons) - cells that control muscles ...> Full Article

Brain cells help neighboring nerves regenerate (5/28/2008)

Researchers have uncovered a completely unexpected way that the brain repairs nerve damage, wherein cells known as astrocytes deliver a protective protein to nearby neurons. ...> Full Article

Stem cell funding for Parkinson's Disease (3/8/2008)

The Parkinson's Disease Society (PD) has announced funding of £170k to the University of Bristol for research into how to make stem cells produce dopamine and live longer after they have been transplanted into animals. ...> Full Article

Bucks for Brains team brings in $4.7 million (2/19/2008)

The Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (KSCIRC) at the University of Louisville has received three federal grants totaling $4.7 million to find therapies for spinal cord injuries. KSCIRC also will receive at $300,000 grant from the Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust. ...> Full Article

RNA-Associated Introns Guide Nerve-Cell Channel Production, Researchers Find (2/7/2008)

Implications for Studying Learning, Memory, and Neurological Diseases ...> Full Article