by University College London Credit: CC0 Public Domain Genetic mutations which occur naturally during the earliest stages of an embryo’s development can cause the severe birth defect spina bifida, finds a new experimental study in mice led by UCL scientists. The research, published in Nature Communications, explains for the first time how a ‘mosaic mutation’ – a mutation which...
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Researchers aiming to cure spina bifida get a step closer to their goal
Aijun Wang has identified stem cell byproducts that protect neurons. Credit: UC Regents / UC Davis Health Researchers on the path to finding a cure for spina bifida have identified specific elements in stem cell secretions as key to protecting neurons and ultimately reducing the lower-limb paralysis associated with the birth defect. Those elements are exosomes—vesicles...