Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could someday help give voice to those unable to ...

Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought that they are settled into one subtype once they develop from stem cells, ...

Stem cells let scientists create patient-specific brain cells, unlocking new insights into schizophrenia. This could lead to ...

A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye disorder. But more work is needed to translate the treatment to people.

To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity, ... Neural Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Promise for Treating Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Dec. 17, 2024 — Using neural stem cells could help ...

It may seem unusual to discuss future fertility when a family is reeling from the diagnosis of a child’s cancer. But 85% of ...

The brain runs on energy. Every thought, memory, or emotion sparks countless signals between nerve cells. That communication ...

Human aging significantly contributes to cognitive decline and increased susceptibility to late-life neurodegenerative diseases (e.g.Alzheimer’ s disease, ...

The National Stem Cell Foundation announced a $3.1 million grant from NASA to continue researching neurodegenerative diseases ...

A new study in the peer-reviewed journal Stem Cells and Development describes the development of a co-culture system of ...

Glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and lethal brain cancers, has a five-year survival rate of only 6.9%, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. While the relationship between ...