“We’ve found the gene that directs these cells to become quiescent,” adds Otsuki. “The next step is to identify potential drug-like molecules that block this gene and awaken a person’s stem cells.”
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Kind of related in a way.
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Thank you for posting this.
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Oh wow this is quite interesting, Id like to take a pill to regrow my brain cells!
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DId you even read it? Thats what there wanting to do.
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I have high hopes on brain repair research. Hopefully something better and useful for sz would come out sooner than later.
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Cell therapy is the most promising type of therapy.
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I think stem cells are further along in the process than a drug that hasn’t been discovered yet (they’ve discovered this gene as a target for a drug) or gene therapy - although gene therapy (in general) is coming along like gangbusters.
There is also bryostatin which looks interesting as far as increasing neurogenesis and connectivity in the brain.
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