Making memories stronger and more precise during aging September 1, 2016 Young neurons (pink), responsible for encoding new memories, must compete with mature neurons (green) to survive and integrate into the hippocampal circuit. Photo courtesy of Kathleen McAvoy, Sahay Lab. Read more about Making memories stronger and more precise during aging
Alzheimer's at the level of single cells February 3, 2016 Young-Pearse and colleagues studied human astrocytes (red) and neurons (green) derived from iPS cells. Photo courtesy of Sarah Sullivan. Study of plaque production holds promise for improved treatments By B Read more about Alzheimer's at the level of single cells
Alzheimer’s in 3-D October 10, 2014 New culture system makes it possible to observe progression of plaques and tangles Read more about Alzheimer’s in 3-D
Alzheimer’s in a dish March 4, 2014Stem cells from patients offer model and drug-discovery platform for early-onset form of disease Harvard stem cell scientists have successfully converted skin cells from patients with Read more about Alzheimer’s in a dish
Harvard’s Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee chair Robert Truog talks about recent gene editing of human embryosWednesday, August 9, 2017
New approach shows promising results for stem cell-based therapy for skin-to-brain cancer in preclinical modelsMonday, July 10, 2017
