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Mar. 1, 2021 —Scientists have revealed that a first-time exposure to only a brief period of brain hyperactivity resulted in an acute breakdown of the inter-cellular network of glial cells. Pharmacological ...
Mar. 8, 2022 —Astrocytes form large networks of interconnected cells in the central nervous system. When these cell-to-cell couplings are disrupted in the brain of adult mice, the animals are no longer able to ...
Sep. 8, 2020 —New research documents the presence of astrocytes in zebrafish, a milestone that will open new avenues of research into a star-shaped type of glial cell in the brain that is critical for nearly every ...
Jan. 25, 2021 —A significant number of epilepsy patients does not respond to currently available drugs. Researchers now addressed a cell type in the brain that has so far not received much attention in epilepsy ...
Nov. 25, 2020 —Researchers have identified a unique population of astrocytes in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord of mice that produces pain hypersensitivity when activated by neurons carrying signals down from ...
Sep. 23, 2020 —Researchers identify the protein PRMT1 as a key regulator of glial cell function during postnatal brain ...
Mar. 26, 2021 —When the brain suffers injury or infection, glial cells surrounding the affected site act to preserve the brain's sensitive nerve cells and prevent excessive damage. A team of researchers has ...
Sep. 24, 2020 —A new study suggests that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes could be as important to the regulation of sleep as neurons. The study builds new momentum toward ultimately solving the mystery ...
Apr. 4, 2023 —A brimming inbox on Monday morning sets your head spinning. You take a moment to breathe and your mind clears enough to survey the emails one by one. This calming effect occurs thanks to a newly ...
Sep. 8, 2020 —A new study using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology links astrocyte dysfunction to Parkinson's disease (PD) pathology. The study highlights the role of brain astrocyte cells in PD ...