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June 1, 2020
Neuron

NYSCF Scientists Create the ‘Stars’ of the Brain and Capture Their Rogue Behavior in Disease

A new study published today in Neuron led by The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute’s Valentina Fossati, PhD, creates astrocytes – an integral support cell in the brain – from stem cells and shows that in disease-like environments, these normally helpful cells can turn into neuron-killers.

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