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The Secret to Staying Awake May Lie in Astrocytes

The Secret to Staying Awake May Lie in Astrocytes

New Mechanism to Maintain Astrocyte-Neuron Communication

New Mechanism to Maintain Astrocyte-Neuron Communication

Game-Changing Research Shows Astrocytes as Key Regulators of Alzheimer's Disease Progression

Game-Changing Research Shows Astrocytes as Key Regulators of Alzheimer's Disease Progression

Glycosylation Enzyme Regulates the Formation of Neurons and Astrocytes From Neural Stem Cells

Glycosylation Enzyme Regulates the Formation of Neurons and Astrocytes From Neural Stem Cells

Neuronal Activity Necessary and Sufficient to Drive Astrocyte Development

Neuronal Activity Necessary and Sufficient to Drive Astrocyte Development

Abnormal Immune Activity in Astrocytes Causes Dementia-Related Cognitive Deficits

Abnormal Immune Activity in Astrocytes Causes Dementia-Related Cognitive Deficits

Astrocytes Pull the Handbrake to Drive the Brain to a More Relaxed State

Astrocytes Pull the Handbrake to Drive the Brain to a More Relaxed State

Wearable microscopes produce real-time images of mouse spinal cord activity

Wearable microscopes produce real-time images of mouse spinal cord activity

Significance of astrocyte–neuron interactions in fine-tuning brain function

Significance of astrocyte–neuron interactions in fine-tuning brain function

Novel platform identifies genes that control biologic processes

Novel platform identifies genes that control biologic processes

Synthetic hydrogels provide an effective scaffold for brain tissue growth

Synthetic hydrogels provide an effective scaffold for brain tissue growth

Inhibiting astrocyte hyperactivity can reverse cognitive deficits associated with social deprivation

Inhibiting astrocyte hyperactivity can reverse cognitive deficits associated with social deprivation

Tackling epilepsy with a potential new drug

Tackling epilepsy with a potential new drug

Astrocyte abnormalities may play a pivotal role in causing ASD symptoms

Astrocyte abnormalities may play a pivotal role in causing ASD symptoms

Transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer's patients reveals early organelle dysfunction in astrocytes

Transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer's patients reveals early organelle dysfunction in astrocytes

Astrocyte networks are essential for spatial learning and memory formation, study shows

Astrocyte networks are essential for spatial learning and memory formation, study shows

Protein appears key to the function and survival of brain cells most impacted by glaucoma

Protein appears key to the function and survival of brain cells most impacted by glaucoma

Glial cells in the heart play critical role in cardiac development and function

Glial cells in the heart play critical role in cardiac development and function

New insight into how neurons and astrocytes work together to form healthy synapses

New insight into how neurons and astrocytes work together to form healthy synapses

'Mini brains' allow researchers to study a fatal, untreatable neurological disorder

'Mini brains' allow researchers to study a fatal, untreatable neurological disorder