a class of star-shaped glial cells found in the brain and spinal cord, to key mental functions. Their findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, unveiled the existence of astrocytic ensembles ...

A team of researchers from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea has made an important discovery that could ...

Astrocytes are star-shaped glial cells in the central nervous system that support neuronal function, maintain the blood-brain barrier, and contribute to brain repair and homeostasis. The evolution ...

Seizures rapidly deplete brain energy, disrupting ATP and pushing astrocytes into overdrive, reveals a breakthrough study ...

Zhang studies astrocytes because they are the most common glial cell ... The right reprogramming cocktail could help scientists convert the brain’s star-shaped glial cells into regenerative superstars ...

Their study showing that star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes are also involved in forming and recalling memories won the 2025 STAT Madness popular vote. In 1904, a German zoologist and ...