A new USC-led study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) reveals the neural mechanisms that contribute to ...

Jan. 24, 2025 — A new study sheds light on one of the most severe consequences of stroke: damage to the brain's 'cables'-- the so-called nerve fibers -- which leads to permanent ... Brain Immune ...

Drug-Delivering Aptamers Target Leukemia Stem Cells for One-Two Knockout Punch Apr. 3, 2025 — Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the ...

Stem cells are cells that have the capacity to ... neuroepithelial cells and not neural crest cells, share features with brain NSCs and contribute to peripheral neurogenesis during early development.

Increased sympathetic activity is associated with cardiovascular complications in stroke, but the role of the parasympathetic ... 05) impaired in both hemispheric and brain stem infarctions, thus ...

Researchers put forward a comprehensive model outlining the conditions that may give rise to the vivid mental phenomena that some people experience as they near death ...

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Sadness, anxiety, anger, and grief are all common responses to a stroke. This can be due to physical or biochemical changes in the brain as well as the emotional response to post-stroke life. Talk to ...

Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells that are present in multiple tissues, including umbilical cord, bone marrow and fat tissue. Mesenchymal stem cells can self-renew by ...