Astroglia reprogrammed to generate synapse-forming neurons

The research team led by Professor Magdalena Goetz of Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munich, Germany, reports a major step forward in discovering a therapy for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or stroke. The researchers were able to convert glial cells of the brain into two different functional classes of neurons. The findings are published on May 18 in the renowned journal PLoS Biology.

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