‘They are much more connected than we thought’: Study may rewrite our understanding of glia, the nervous system’s support cells

‘They are much more connected than we thought’: Study may rewrite our understanding of glia, the nervous system’s support cells

Supplying nerves with a fresh supply of mitochondria could curb chronic nerve pain, a new study…

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Astrocytes in Obesity: Brain Cells That Control Metabolism & Cognition

Astrocytes in Obesity: Brain Cells That Control Metabolism & Cognition

Summary: A new study reveals that astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells in the striatum, are key players…

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Enzyme inhibitor strategy converts neuroblastoma cells into healthy neurons in mice

Enzyme inhibitor strategy converts neuroblastoma cells into healthy neurons in mice

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University in Sweden have identified a…

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The chilling discovery that nerve cells help cancers grow and spread

The chilling discovery that nerve cells help cancers grow and spread

The video I am watching feels like a scene from a horror movie. At the centre…

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New method traces development of nervous system and inner ear cells

New method traces development of nervous system and inner ear cells

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory…

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Brain-as-a-service set to start before 2026, powered by human brain cells fused with silicon hardware

Cortical Labs has built the first deployable biological computer, priced at $35,000 The CL1 integrates living…

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