There’s strong evidence that if we could somehow open the heterochromatin, then it would be possible to change cell fate. Thus, targeting epigenetic factors that change the accessibility of the ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing ...

Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in ...

During therapy, some cancer cells evolve to escape elimination. Newer anticancer drugs that can overcome this resistance are ...

The human brain is known to store various memories for long periods of time, progressively learning from new experiences and ...

Cancer cells don’t just shape shift. They state shift. That is, they can embody different cell states, or types, that possess different degrees of plasticity or hereditability.

Cancer plasticity allows tumor cells to change their identity, evade therapies, and adapt to environmental pressures, contributing to treatment resistance and metastasis. New research is targeting ...

During therapy, some cancer cells evolve to escape elimination. Newer anticancer drugs that can overcome this resistance are necessary. Now, researchers from Japan demonstrate that aromatic ...

New insights into how tumor cells hijack brain plasticity to drive cancer. By Elizabeth Cooney Nov. 1, 2023. Reprints.

Finally, they could impact many genes and signaling pathways involved in synaptic plasticity. ... Cell Stem Cell (2024). DOI: ...

"Cell plasticity" refers to cancer cells' ability to alter their phenotypes in response to changes in their microenvironment, such as fluctuations in treatment dosage or treatment cessation.