Monday 15 September 2014

Stem Cells Help Researchers Understand the Cause of Schizophrenia

Researchers have gained new insight into what may cause schizophrenia by revealing the altered patterns of neuronal signaling associated with this disease, using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). They did so by exposing neurons derived from the hiPSCs of healthy individuals and of patients with schizophrenia to potassium chloride, which triggered these stem cells to release neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, that are crucial for brain function and ...

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