iPS cells may not be good disease models after all

A study funded by the EU under its ESTOOLS research programme has delivered the disappointing finding that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells may not provide such important disease models as first hoped.

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the [...]

Implanted Neurons Let the Brain Rewire Itself Again

Experiments in mice show that the brain’s ability to adapt might not disappear with age.

Transplanting fetal neurons into the brains of young mice opens a new window on neural plasticity, or flexibility in the brain’s neural circuits. The research, published [...]