What actually happens in the brain in cases of depression? Relatively unknown brain cells—"astrocytes"—are believed to play ...

In this interview, Dr. Mitzy Rios de Anda sheds light on the potential of human iPSC-derived astrocytes, discussing how these ...

This review summarizes the association between the disruption of the BBB and the activation of astrocytes in epilepsy via ...

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A research team has uncovered a new mechanism involving astrocytes for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) and proposed a novel ...

Pathological states, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), affect astrocytes and might even cause a loss of such functions. In this study, we examined astrocytic swelling/volume recovery in ...

Future directions might also include modalities to examine astrocyte function in vivo. In vivo imaging of astrocyte–astrocyte communication (e.g. calcium waves) has already been carried out in ...