Although glia outnumber neurons by about ten to 1 in the adult human brain, providing support for neurons has traditionally been viewed as their primary function. Glial biology has come into its ...

Here they show that hiPSC-derived neural stem/progenitor cells are able to stably engraft and generate glia cells in transplanted mouse brains with no evidence of tumor formation. Qin, Dong ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

Research published in the journal Glia has identified crucial links between dietary choices and the progression of multiple ...

The requirements for the major in the biological sciences provide both a solid foundation in biology and opportunities to pursue special interests. The major embraces three broad core areas: cells, ...

Researchers unveil the inner mechanisms of the most intricate and complex molecular machine in human biology. Scientists at ...

Our laboratory sits at the interface between stem cell biology and developmental neuroscience. We use pluripotent stem cells to model neurological development and disease with a specific focus on ...

New research has identified crucial links between dietary choices and the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study explored how enzymes called ceramide synthase 5 and 6 are responsible for ...

The Saint Louis University Biology Department offers courses with hands-on learning opportunities from cellular structures to fish, birds, reptiles and mammals. Essentials of Biology is a non-majors ...

They used skin cells isolated from patients with MHS and used modern stem cell biology techniques to transform ... as well as into various types of glial cells, which are supportive cells recently ...

UAB is Alabama’s premier research institution with research grants and awards topping $500 million in 2018. The Department of Biology’s graduate program ranks as the top biological sciences program in ...

Over the past two decades, new technologies have helped scientists generate a vast amount of biological data. Large-scale ...