Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain's support cells ...

UCI’s $12M CIRM award for hNSC-01 marks a pivotal shift to clinical-stage development. See how this state-funded "bridge" is ...

Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the ...

A new study in the lab of Jason Stein, Ph.D., modeled brain development in a dish to identify cells and genes that influence ...

Resting brain stem cells hardly differ from normal astrocytes, which support the nerve cells in the brain. How can almost identical cells perform such different functions? The key lies in the ...

As we get older, everything in our bodies age, even our cells. But brain cells are different. Most neurons last a lifetime, and the adult brain even contains several areas that can make new neurons ...

A team of scientists—including Agnieszka Ciesielska (left), Barbara Klein (center), and Jeanne Paz (right)—showed that modified stem cells can improve brain activity, even when administered more than ...

The discovery of a new type of stem cell in the brain could usher in better treatments for the deadliest brain tumor. UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that's capable of ...

Researchers have made great strides to understand early signs of autism. Studies have found that certain factors like ...

Why does running help the brain? New research using single-cell sequencing highlights specific genetic pathways restored by ...

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have created a method that makes it possible to transform the brain’s support cells ...