“It always seemed like the brain is defending itself and it’s fighting the tumor, but now we know the astrocytes aren’t actually helping.” The researchers first implanted mouse glioblastoma cells in ...

Their screen identified histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) inhibitors that suppressed neurotoxic astrocyte reactivity in culture and in vivo, and protected nerve cells from degeneration in three separate ...

In conclusion, the study reveals that DNA methylation plays a crucial role in enabling astrocytes to acquire stem cell ...

Their cross-species examination of primate and rodent spinal cords revealed new insights into the behaviors of ependymal and astrocyte cells following SCI, highlighting their dynamic roles in ...

A new study found that stimulating CB2, a receptor involved in immune cell function, improved cognitive performance in Alzheimer's disease (AD) mouse models. Researchers showed that activating CB2 ...