Toward an Early Diagnostic Tool for Alzheimer’s Disease
Quebec City, QC, Canada (Scicasts) – Despite all the research done on Alzheimer’s, there is still no early diagnostic tool for the disease.
Latest Developments
Research Reveals Brain Inflammation Linked to More Severe Parkinson’s Symptoms
East Lansing, MI (Scicasts) – Reversing inflammation in the fluid surrounding the brain’s cortex may provide a solution to the complex riddle of Parkinson’s, according to researchers who have found a link between...
Scientists Detail Critical Role of Gene in Many Lung Cancer Cases
Jupiter, FL (Scicasts) – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown that a well-known cancer-causing gene implicated in a number of malignancies plays a far more critical...
Human Brain Tissue Grown from Stem Cells
London, UK (Scicasts) – An international team of researchers has used stem cells to create a 3D structure that mimics early human brain development. The group showed that these “cerebral organoids” can be used as a...
Mouse Study Finds 'Helper Cells' Improve Survival Rate of Transplanted Stem Cells
Baltimore, MD (Scicasts) – Like volunteers handing out cups of energy drinks to marathon runners, specially engineered "helper cells" transplanted along with stem cells can dole out growth factors to increase the stem...
