The Scientista Foundation
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Team
  • My Campus
    • Find My Campus
    • Start A Chapter >
      • Chapter Application
      • Chapter Application (In Progress)
  • The Periodical
    • Career Blog
    • Plan Your Education
    • Lifestyle Blog
    • Women in Science News
    • DiscovHER Science
    • Get Inspired
  • Events
    • Events
    • Symposium 2019
    • Symposium Testimonials
  • Join
    • Subscribe!
    • Internships
    • Test Membership
  • Sponsorship
    • Our Sponsors
    • Sponsor Scientista!
    • University Membership
    • Donate
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Team
  • My Campus
    • Find My Campus
    • Start A Chapter >
      • Chapter Application
      • Chapter Application (In Progress)
  • The Periodical
    • Career Blog
    • Plan Your Education
    • Lifestyle Blog
    • Women in Science News
    • DiscovHER Science
    • Get Inspired
  • Events
    • Events
    • Symposium 2019
    • Symposium Testimonials
  • Join
    • Subscribe!
    • Internships
    • Test Membership
  • Sponsorship
    • Our Sponsors
    • Sponsor Scientista!
    • University Membership
    • Donate
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

1/6/2015 0 Comments

Alzheimer’s and Stem Cells

By Ammara Virk

Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia that includes impairment of memory and brain function. It is most commonly associated with the onset of old age. However, several factors can speed up the onset of Alzheimer’s, such as stress or diet.

However, at the University of Michigan, researchers have begun to inject fetal stem cells into the brain of mice with Alzheimer’s and found that these mice, when evaluated with behavioral and memory tests, “looked the same as mice without Alzheimer’s disease.” These mice were injected with stem cells in the hippocampal area, which is responsible for learning and memory processes. Furthermore, note that these stem cells were injected in mice that had the gene of Alzheimer’s, but did not yet display symptoms.

This research can have important implications for questions such as whether or not it is a good idea to find out that you have the gene for a potentially (as of yet) untreatable disease. While this issue used to be controversial in the past, should the research prove successful, such controversy will be mostly deleted. This research will allow early preventative action, and has good potential, especially since “stem cells could be the next big frontier to medicine.”


Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/11/11/um-researcher-uses-stem-cells-fight-alzheimers/18895621/

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    WELCOME, UMICH SCIENTISTAS! 

    Picture
      The University of Michigan Scientista Chapter is dedicated to providing every UMich Scientista with campus-related advice, news, articles, features and more. Browse through our website and join our mailing list to gain access to great resources and events!

    CAMPUS PICS

    WHAT'S NEW

    Tweets by @ScientistaUMich

    UPCOMING EVENTS

    PAST POSTS

    October 2022
    October 2019
    September 2019
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    June 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    August 2013

    SORT BY TAG

    All

    RSS Feed


About

Mission  
Team


Connect

E-Newsletter
Facebook
Twitter
​
Instagram
Contact 


Press

All Press
Harvard Crimson
Harvard Gazette
Bostinnovation.com

Partner

Our Sponsors
Sponsorship Inquiries
​Partnership Inquiries
The Scientista Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved © 2011-2021 | Based in NY | contact@scientistafoundation.org
The Network for Pre-Professional Women in Science and Engineering
The Scientista Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) -- Donate!

Photo used under Creative Commons from Nomadic Lass