Deleting the Polycomb protein PCGF1 in the mouse dorsal forebrain selectively blocks astrocyte production by lifting ...

Experiments in mouse-derived astrocytes and human embryonic stem cells identify GLIS3 as an upstream regulator of astrocyte ...

Astrocytes are the most abundant glia cell type and regulate synapse formation, maturation, and function. Though often studied as a single population, astrocytes are now recognized as encompassing a ...

Why do some people with amyloid plaques decline, while others do not? In the May 29 Nature Medicine, researchers led by Tharick Pascoal at the University of Pittsburgh laid some of the blame on ...

Astrocytes form large networks of interconnected cells in the central nervous system. When these cell-to-cell couplings are disrupted in the brain of adult mice, the animals are no longer able to ...

A new study shows that the activation of the brain's immune defense cells—astrocytes—in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease could be tracked early with a brain PET scanner and is linked to changes ...

In a recent review published in Experimental & Molecular Medicine, researchers reviewed existing data on the neurodegenerative effects of astrocyte-derived lipocalin-2 (LCN-2). Study: Lipocalin-2: a ...

The adage of astrocytes as doting neuronal nursemaids has been supplanted by the view that astrocytes play a muscular part in the function of the brain. Provoke them, and astrocytes can shift from ...

Beyond its already established respiratory symptoms, COVID-19 is now recognized as a systemic disease with widespread effects, including significant neurological impact. During the acute phase of ...