Neuroscience research

Stem Cells To Serotonin: How Chinese Scientists Re-Engineered Brain Cells To Fight Depression

Chinese scientists have made a big breakthrough in the treatment of depression. They have successfully turned human stem cells into special brain cells that could produce dopamine and then transplanted them into mice.The new brain cells helped to reduce depressive behavior in the animals.

Aug 19, 2025, 12:52 PM IST

New method produces low-cost 3D 'mini brains'

Researchers have developed an easy and less expensive method to produce 3D miniature brains that can be used for drug testing, to test neural tissue transplants, or to experiment with how stem cells work.

Oct 02, 2015, 21:30 PM IST