Parkinson's disease, a common neurodegenerative ailment, affects roughly 1 % of the population aged 60 and up, and the number of cases is anticipated to quadruple by 2040, posing a significant ...

A genome-wide CRISPR study maps 331 genes essential for early brain development, identifying PEDS1 as a new ...

Northeastern University scientists have discovered that a protein in the human brain could potentially be used to grow new neurons in the lab and enhance brain processes affected by aging or ...

AMSBIO (Oxford, UK) announces an innovative range of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) kits for researchers requiring a rapid, reproducible, and scalable means of generating specific neural cell ...

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are characterized by irreversible neuron damage and limited natural repair mechanisms. While stem cell therapy holds great promise for ...

Efforts to efficiently manufacture human neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are rapidly transforming the landscape of neuroscience research, drug discovery, and emerging cell-based ...

An enhanced version of an already popular vitamin could offer a "groundbreaking approach" to better combat the disease.