In the current study, the researchers used human stem cells generated from skin and programmed to become motor neuron progenitors, a type of immature nerve cell that can later develop into mature ...

Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key brain cells, restoring vital dopamine communication and neuroprotective ...

Too much LRRK2 enzyme activity changes the structure of brain cells in a way ... These cellular “conversations” are possible ...

Characterization of intracellular synapse heterogeneity aides to understand the intricate computational logic of neuronal circuits. Despite recent advances in connectomics, the spatial patterns of ...

By shutting down a hyperactive enzyme, scientists got damaged brain cells to regrow their lost “antennae” and restart dopamine signaling—hinting at a possible way to reverse Parkinson’s effects.

Antidepressants have strong impact on male brains — with the nature of the impact depending on the age of the subject — but ...

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson's disease that's caused by a ...

Too much LRRK2 enzyme activity changes the structure of brain cells in a way ... These cellular "conversations" are possible because dopamine neuron axons, which are tubular extensions coming off the ...

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It teams up with a protein called cerebellin-1 to form a structure that maintains constant communication between brain cells. This structure ... in green and yellow, in a neuron of the central ...

Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that transplanting healthy human glial progenitor cells into the brains of adult animal ...

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson's disease that's caused by a single genetic mutation, according to a new Stanford Medicine-led study ...