Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

A stem cell therapy for stroke restored neuron function and revealed how transplanted cells navigate the nervous system.

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

In a landmark discovery, researchers from QIMR Berghofer in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, have unlocked the secrets of how brain stem cells enter and exit a resting state called ...

Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neurons contribute to cognitive function? Researchers know that new neurons contribute to memory ...

Stem cells in the brain, called neural stem cells (NSCs), have the ability to proliferate, differentiate, and undergo a process of cell death. Most of the NSCs in our brains exist in a dormant state, ...

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 ...

In a potentially major breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists at MIT have developed a way to convert skin cells directly into brain cells extremely efficiently, without needing to go ...

It’s not every day that high school students get the chance to look at a brain organoid under a microscope or use a laser table or hear about stem cell research in microgravity. But because stem cell ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...