astrocytes Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/astrocytes/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:54:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2d904ab48738e474191a678dceb72b07.png astrocytes Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/astrocytes/ 32 32 122339384 Brain “stars” hold the power to preserve cognitive function in model of Alzheimer’s disease https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/12/04/from-the-labs-brain-stars-hold-the-power-to-preserve-cognitive-function-in-model-of-alzheimers-disease/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/12/04/from-the-labs-brain-stars-hold-the-power-to-preserve-cognitive-function-in-model-of-alzheimers-disease/#respond Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:53:41 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=44040 The findings suggest a potential astrocyte-based therapeutic approach to ameliorate cognitive decline in neurodegenerative disease.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/12/04/from-the-labs-brain-stars-hold-the-power-to-preserve-cognitive-function-in-model-of-alzheimers-disease/feed/ 0 44040 Baylor College of Medicine wins 2025 STAT Madness! https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/08/from-the-labs-baylor-college-of-medicine-wins-2025-stat-madness/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/08/from-the-labs-baylor-college-of-medicine-wins-2025-stat-madness/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:15:06 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=41880 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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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/04/08/from-the-labs-baylor-college-of-medicine-wins-2025-stat-madness/feed/ 0 41880 Image of the Month: Astrocytes, neurons and memory https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/01/07/from-the-labs-image-of-the-month-astrocyte-neuron-interactions/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/01/07/from-the-labs-image-of-the-month-astrocyte-neuron-interactions/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:00:01 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=41171 Microscopic image of neurons reaching toward and a cloud of astrocytes.Neurons (green) and astrocytes (red) work together to regulate storage and retrieval of memories.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/01/07/from-the-labs-image-of-the-month-astrocyte-neuron-interactions/feed/ 0 41171 Brain stars hold our memories https://blogs.bcm.edu/2024/11/14/from-the-labs-brain-stars-hold-our-memories/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2024/11/14/from-the-labs-brain-stars-hold-our-memories/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:17:50 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=40946 In this study, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine changed the way we understand memory.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2024/11/14/from-the-labs-brain-stars-hold-our-memories/feed/ 0 40946 Astrocytes: a hub for processing smell perception https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/07/13/from-the-labs-astrocytes-a-hub-of-olfactory-sensation-processing/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/07/13/from-the-labs-astrocytes-a-hub-of-olfactory-sensation-processing/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=37477 Researchers reveal a new mechanism that is required to maintain astrocyte-neuron communication and process smell perception.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/07/13/from-the-labs-astrocytes-a-hub-of-olfactory-sensation-processing/feed/ 0 37477 Uncovering drivers of glioma-related epilepsy https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/03/28/from-the-labs-uncovering-drivers-of-glioma-related-epilepsy/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/03/28/from-the-labs-uncovering-drivers-of-glioma-related-epilepsy/#respond Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:00:19 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=36640 A combination of animal model and patient studies reveals new possibilities to control glioma-related seizures and tumor growth.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/03/28/from-the-labs-uncovering-drivers-of-glioma-related-epilepsy/feed/ 0 36640 NFIA gene reveals a new facet of astrocyte function https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/05/21/from-the-labs-nfia-gene-reveals-a-new-facet-of-astrocyte-function/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/05/21/from-the-labs-nfia-gene-reveals-a-new-facet-of-astrocyte-function/#respond Thu, 21 May 2020 15:00:57 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=26876 astrocyte_NFIA-Ctrl-KO_crop-cropped-768x482Astrocytes 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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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2020/05/21/from-the-labs-nfia-gene-reveals-a-new-facet-of-astrocyte-function/feed/ 0 26876 The unexpected functional diversity of reactive astrocytes https://blogs.bcm.edu/2019/09/26/from-the-labs-the-unexpected-functional-diversity-of-reactive-astrocytes/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2019/09/26/from-the-labs-the-unexpected-functional-diversity-of-reactive-astrocytes/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:00:14 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=24515 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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