Growing Skin into Nerves
December 1, 2015 | Terry Sharrer
So, that’s how it works! Membranes that contain the nucleus of neurons deteriorate from aging and allow those cells to become disorganized. Now we know, but what to do about it? For one, researchers at the Salk Institute are taking skin cells from people of different ages and transforming them into induced pluripotent stem cells that retain their aging features. With that, studies can proceed which aim to find when and how to intervene in neurodegeneration. MORE
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