Stem cells spend much of their time quiescent, only intermittently activating to produce daughter somatic cells. Some well studied populations of stem cells are known to become increasingly quiescent with age, a response to some mix of internal damage and altered signaling environment that arises due to chronic inflammation and other age-related issues. Researchers here report on a way to force neural stem cells back into greater activity, increasing the pace at which new neurons are generated. Since this process of neurogenesis declines wi…
MPC Inhibition Activates Neural Stem Cells to Increase Neurogenesis
Stem cells spend much of their time quiescent, only intermittently activating to produce daughter somatic cells. Some well studied populations of stem cells are known to become increasingly quiescent with age, a response to some mix of internal damage and altered signaling environment that arises due to chronic inflammation and other age-related issues. Researchers here report on a way to force neural stem cells back into greater activity, increasing the pace at which new neurons are generated. Since this process of neurogenesis declines wi…