A cross-disciplinary approach to understanding neural stem cells in development and disease.
The Company of Biologists recently launched a new series of workshops aimed at bringing together scientists with different backgrounds to discuss cutting edge research in emerging and cross-disciplinary areas of biology. The first workshop was held at Wilton Park, Sussex, UK, and the chosen theme was 'Neural Stem Cells in Development and Disease', which is indeed a hot topic, not only because of the potential use of neural stem cells in cell replacement therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases, but also because alterations in their behaviour can, in certain cases, lie at the origin of brain tumours and other diseases.
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Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal. henrique@fm.ul.pt
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D000818:Animals; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D064987:Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D039902:Multipotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D010829:Physiological Phenomena