Neuronal cross-talk implicated in diseaseEveryone knows that neurons talk to each other - that's their main job. But neurons also talk to the cells around them. The communication between neurons and support cells is important for the healthy functioning of the brain. But does it play a role in disease too? Jeffrey Rothstein, a professor of neurology and neuroscience, shows that the failure of this communication can indeed contribute to neurological illness. Post a comment |
New technique follows fates of stem cellsA team of researchers from the School of Medicine has created a novel way to image stem cells for transplantation therapies. The inability to track stem cells after they have been implanted into the body has been a major stumbling block to advancing the medical use of the promising cells. Post a comment |