Understanding human brain disorders requires dissecting how they manifest within each of the brain’s constituent cell types. New pathophysiological understanding is emerging by comparing diseased and ...

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? Cold ...

Scientists at Keck Medicine of USC are testing an experimental stem cell therapy that aims to restore the brain’s ability to produce dopamine, the chemical whose loss drives Parkinson’s disease. The ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the cornea—can heal from minor scratches within a single day. The brain is not one ...

Stem cell-based therapies promote neural repair in traumatic brain injury by enhancing neurogenesis, reducing inflammation, and restoring neural circuits. Emerging approaches, including ...