Background Voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC)-complex antibodies can be associated with a range of immunotherapy-responsive clinical presentations including limbic encephalitis, Morvan's syndrome ...

GROTON, Conn., June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company today announced two major milestones that could change the way we protect ...

Astrocyte has begun dosing athletes in its Phase 2 STARFAST trial, a first-of-its-kind study taking place in Adelaide, Australia, with players from the Adelaide Football League. Male and female ...

An experimental medication boosted motor function in mice and primate models of multiple sclerosis by repairing the myelin ...

Astrocytes are key glial cells in the brain that form specialized contacts with the vascular system. Together, these interactions constitute the gliovascular unit (GVU), which is an interface between ...

We used single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) films to modulate the morpho-functional and proliferative characteristics of astrocytes. When plated on the CNT films of various thicknesses, astrocytes ...

Movement Mobilizes Microglia, Astrocytes to Protect Against Alzheimer’s in snRNA-seq Mice Study June 13, 2025 ...

MIT researchers propose a groundbreaking theory highlighting astrocytes' crucial role in memory storage, challenging the traditional neuron-centric view. These star-shaped cells, long considered ...

Brazilian researchers found that boosting the synthesis of hevin, a glycoprotein naturally secreted by astrocytes, led to enhanced neuronal connectivity in rodents. In Brazil, researchers from the ...

Knocking out PERK in astrocytes reduces amyloid plaque burden in 5xFAD (top). The knockouts more quickly found the escape hole in the Barnes maze test (bottom). [Courtesy of Chen et al., Neuron, 2025.