by Olwen Reina | Jan 30, 2017 | Disease Models
Neuroglia, glial cells or, to their family and friends, simply glia are the connective tissue cells of nervous system. The term “glia” comes from the Greek for glue. However, the old axiom that these cells do nothing more than “glue” the...
by Olwen Reina | Feb 11, 2017 | Disease Models
Take your right hand and place your palm over your belly button. Move about three-four inches to the right and then upwards until you feel your ribs under your index finger. Right hand, say “hello” to the largest organ inside of you: your liver! Our...
by Olwen Reina | Apr 8, 2017 | Disease Models
What are neural progenitor cells? Where are they found in the brain and spinal cord? Neural stem cells (NSCs) are a type of multipotent stem cells that originate in the Central Nervous System (CNS, the spinal cord and brain). Multipotent means they have the ability to...
by Olwen Reina | Jul 5, 2017 | Disease Models
You’re in a bakery full of delicious treats. After a lot of soul-searching, you set your heart on a pecan danish. You reach for your wallet. But wait – how did you go from deciding how wanted your wallet to having your wallet in your hand? Thank your motor...
by Olwen Reina | Aug 9, 2017 | Disease Models
Nature defines skin models as “experimental systems that recreate aspects of human skin physiology, function, or disease”. Skin models include in vitro models, ex vivo cultures, and animal models. With rising ethical concerns of using animals for certain applications...
by Karen O'Hanlon Cohrt | Dec 17, 2017 | Disease Models
Have you heard of the retinal pigment epithelium? Well, the retinal pigment epithelium (or RPE) is located at the interface between the light-sensitive outer parts of the visual cells (photoreceptors) in the retina and the blood supply of the choroid in the eye...
