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Astrocytes: There are two main types of astrocytes. The first of them is known as the fibrous astrocyte. Fibrous astrocytes are astrocytes that are mainly found in the white matter of the nervous system. However, some can be found in the gray matter, such as in the thalamus of people. The second major kind is the protoplasmic astrocyte. Protoplasmic astrocytes are mainly found in the gray matter of the nervous system. Astrocytes have numerous functions. If our central nervous system were a city, then some astrocytes work in the public water department. That's because that department is responsible for ensuring that water gets to its citizens in an appropriate manner through the pipes. Well, the central nervous system has pipes of its own, blood vessels, and the astrocytes help regulate the flow of blood through these vessels.
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AUG 11, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research has revealed that astrocytes have far more importance than we knew, and many unappreciated functions...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star shaped cells that make up around 35% of human brain cells. They were once thought of as cells that s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The neurodevelomental disease Rett syndrome is usually caused by mutations in a gene called MECP2, which is located on t
...
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Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Mercury (Hg) is an extremely toxic element. The use of mercury in industry is being phased out in many places ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the protective coating that insulated neurons, called the myel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The hypothalamus is a small but crucial part of the brain that exerts control over a variety of critical functions like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2023
Neuroscience
Irisin, a muscle-derived hormone, reduces amyloid beta pathology, a key hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), in cel
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 06, 2023
Neuroscience
A groundbreaking Nature paper unveils the glutamatergic astrocytes, a novel brain cell with dual functionality and offer
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
AUG 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new study, scientists have used a mouse model to show that the consumption of wheat gluten is linked to brain infla
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2023
Cancer
Glioblastoma (GBM), a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer, develops in the astrocyte cells found in the glial t
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 30, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The accumulation of incorrectly folded proteins can lead to many physiological problems. Many neurodegenerative diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A profound study recently published in Nature Communications could allow scientists to narrow their search for life beyo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 20, 2023
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Neuroscience
Astrocytes are a type of cell in the brain that were long known to provide crucial support to neurons. But we now know t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are named for their star shape, and these cells, once thought to be supporting players, are now being appreci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2022
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2022
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers have now published a study that has revealed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect brai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In advanced stages of skin cancer, patients develop brain metastases about 90% of the time. Though this is one of the mo
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 02, 2022
Neuroscience
Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles about the size of influenza and corona viruses and have been making news for s
...
Sponsored By:
NanoSomiX, Inc. Le
JAN 07, 2022
Cancer
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) describes the complex vasculature network that delivers oxygen and nutrients to the brain.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus