Brain Cells

Actors Kim Go-eun and Jinyoung on season 2 of Yumi’s Cells, the possibilities of another instalment, and why they are rooting for more ‘cells’ to be activated Actors Kim Go-eun and Jinyoung on season 2 of Yumi’s Cells, the possibilities…

A total of 525,315 people are living with a dementia diagnosis in the UK in 2020 as per the Alzheimer's Research UK. And the rates of cognitive decline and dementia are expected to triple in prevalence by 2040. ‘Diet and exercise can…

Symptoms include poor coordination of hand and eye movement and speech, typically surfacing after age 18. Currently, there are no good treatment options for SCA except physical therapy. ‘Connection between brain cells (Purkinje cells of…

Neurons are highly energy efficient which works by opening and closing ion channels according to the stimuli received. The resulting ion flows create an electric current responsible for the emission of action potentials, signals that…

"There is need of the hour to develop models which can actually recapitulate the human brain." ‘Using the new technology, the patient's blood can be converted into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). These cells help develop brain…

Recent advances have allowed researchers to measure changes in gene activity of individual cells, so several groups started to study in detail how specialized cell types are formed in specific brain regions. However, nobody had thus far…

affirms a much more active role of the amygdala in these processes than earlier considered. ‘Apart from regulating fear responses, the neurons in a specific brain region called the amygdala are also highly essential for suppressing the…

Clinically related studies have shown that decreased anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) synaptic density and increased inflammation in the brain of depressed patients.‘Early life trauma and viral infections are the risk factors that weaken…

‘Astrocytes play a crucial role in the sensory and cognitive faculties through brain plasticity after birth. This finding may enable the development of new strategies and rehabilitation following brain lesions or neurodevelopmental…