... maturation in the brain but, paradoxically, can also lead to nerve-cell damage. In two separate studies in mice ... absence of Cdk5 prevents neural stem cells from maturing. She and her group used advanced ...
Researchers have uncovered new insights into the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" nature of a protein that stimulates stem-cell maturation in the brain but, paradoxically, can also lead to nerve-cell damage.
... , shows that inflammation following injury causes the neurotoxicity that leads to lasting nerve cell damage, and that an experimental agent is able to block this inflammatory reaction.
"The findings ...
... shown long lasting recovery and formation of new cells in animal models of Parkinson's disease. Last ... advances concerning the origin and repair of nerve cell damage following stroke and spinal cord ...
... NNK does not appear to harm brain cells directly, however, the research team believe it ... sheds light on the processes that lead to nerve cell damage in those who smoke cigarettes or consume tobacco ...
... phenomenal," says Dr. Sylvia Smith, retinal cell biologist and co-director of the Vision Discovery ... case of diabetic retinopathy for example, nerve cell damage and death are gradual, eventually spurring ...
... the brain. This region is involved in memory and learning. The protein is known to exacerbate nerve cell damage in stroke. Inflammatory mediators such as IL-1β are routinely produced in the blood in ...
... plays a deciding role in whether immune cells attack and injure the central nervous system ... gamma had the opposite effect, permitting nerve cell damage.
"Some studies show that the most serious cases ...
... a protein crucial for neuron development. The results suggest that this transformation could occur after nerve cell damage. The study, to be published in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of Cell ...
... to get out. Scientists converted mature axons into dendrites by banishing a protein crucial for neuron development. The results suggest that this transformation could occur after nerve cell damage.
... Alzheimer's disease is not simply a by-product of nerve cell damage. When the researchers looked at brain tissue ... blood flow responds to nerve cell activity. If nerve cell activity in a particular part ...
