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 ...

For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international study, led by Hans Schöler of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular ...

Brain organoid experiments showed how valproate alters cerebral development. Cell proliferation was reduced, and progenitor ...

Like the seeds of a forest, a few cells in embryos eventually sprout into an ecosystem of brain cells. Neurons get the most recognition for their computing power. But a host of other cells provides ...

It is known that the antiepileptic drug valproate increases the risk of developmental disorders in unborn children. A study ...

Recent years have seen an increase in interest in stem cell therapy for autism, particularly among families looking for ...

Researchers have mapped variation in human stem cells that explains how cells of an individual may shape a unique 'developmental dance' at the molecular level, thereby controlling how the brain and ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that different SSRI medications affect metabolic processes in developing nerve cells in distinct ways. Alterations in energy metabolism, oxidative stress ...

The distinct aging rates of neural progenitor cells and Wnt signaling dictate mammalian cortical layer proportions.

Confocal microscope image of a fruit fly brain. (Louise Cheng) Not every region of your brain is equally susceptible to cancer. Over many decades of treating brain cancer, doctors have noticed ...