Astrocytes—named for their star-like shape—are a type of brain cell as abundant as neurons in the central nervous system, but little is known about their role in brain health and disease. For other ...

Treatment with stem cells is safe and shows signs of slowing brain atrophy in people with progressive MS, per long-term early study data.

Researchers have developed a technique to enhance the effectiveness of cell transplantation therapy for stroke or traumatic brain injury. The team, including Professor Jun Takahashi, Researcher Bumpei ...

The announcement that a human head transplant may be as close as 2017 raises many fascinating issues, quite apart from the technical feasibility of the surgical and medical problems inherent in such a ...

Brain transplants are a long way from being feasible, and even if the technical challenges could be overcome, there are ...

Andrew Kai ’27 is a neuroscience & biology major and he is a 2025-26 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are his own. What if we could ...

India launched new organ donation reforms, digital tools and awareness drives to boost deceased donations. Despite record ...

Kidney disease is often associated with dialysis or transplants, but it also affects memory and concentration, and increases ...