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From The Labs

Baylor College of Medicine wins 2025 STAT Madness!

April 8, 2025 astrocytes,  champion,  Memory,  neurons,  Research,  STAT Madness

This is the second year in a row that Baylor has won the popular vote in STAT’s bracket-style research competition.

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Microscopic image of neurons reaching toward and a cloud of astrocytes.
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Image of the Month: Astrocytes, neurons and memory

January 7, 2025 astrocytes,  Image of the month,  Memory,  neurons,  Research

Neurons (green) and astrocytes (red) work together to regulate storage and retrieval of memories.

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From The Labs

Brain stars hold our memories

November 14, 2024 astrocytes,  c-Fos,  Memory,  neurons,  NFIA,  Research

In this study, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine changed the way we understand memory.

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From The Labs

Astrocytes: a hub for processing smell perception

July 13, 2023 astrocytes,  GABA,  neuronal activation,  Research,  sense of smell,  serotonin,  serotonin transporter Slc22a3

Researchers reveal a new mechanism that is required to maintain astrocyte-neuron communication and process smell perception.

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Uncovering drivers of glioma-related epilepsy

March 28, 2023 astrocytes,  brain cancer,  epilepsy,  Glioma,  potassium,  Research,  seizures

A combination of animal model and patient studies reveals new possibilities to control glioma-related seizures and tumor growth.

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NFIA gene reveals a new facet of astrocyte function

May 21, 2020 astrocytes,  learning,  Memory,  NFIA,  Research

Astrocytes are no longer seen only as supporting cells of the healthy adult brain. Increasing experimental evidence not only shows that they are a diverse

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The unexpected functional diversity of reactive astrocytes

September 26, 2019 astrocytes,  brain injury,  brain repair,  NFIA,  Research,  thrombospondin 4

When the brain is injured or diseased astrocytes are the first to respond. They become reactive and play roles that can be both beneficial and

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNiMWHUhbc

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