The experiment revealed that neural stem cells adhered and survived only on N-cadherin surfaces. The cells didn't bind to another type of the cadherin protein—epithelial, or E-cadherin—also ...

Research in mice suggests that specific neurons within the brain stem act like the dial on a thermostat — fine-tuning inflammation as and when required. When you purchase through links on our ...

In humans, stem cells are also present in the same brain area, although they normally do not make olfactory bulb neurons after early infancy. "Some women report changes in smell during pregnancy ...

Age impedes the ability of the brain’s stem cells to churn out new cells, but the study’s authors found that reducing the activity of a particular gene rejuvenated these stem cells ...