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Study finds link between neural stem cell overgrowth and autism-like behavior … – Medical Xpress

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2014-10-09 NEWS

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Study finds link between neural stem cell overgrowth and autism-like behavior
Medical Xpress
A new study by UCLA researchers demonstrates how, in pregnant mice, inflammation, a first line defense of the immune system, can trigger an excessive division of neural stem cells that can cause “overgrowth” in the offspring’s brain. The paper appears Oct.

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2014-10-09 NEWS

Medical Xpress

Study finds link between neural stem cell overgrowth and autism-like behavior
Medical Xpress
A new study by UCLA researchers demonstrates how, in pregnant mice, inflammation, a first line defense of the immune system, can trigger an excessive division of neural stem cells that can cause “overgrowth” in the offspring’s brain. The paper appears Oct.

and more »

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2014-10-09 NEWS

Stem Cell Success Raises Hopes of Type 1 Diabetes Cure
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) — In what may be a step toward a cure for type 1 diabetes, researchers say they’ve developed a large-scale method for turning human embryonic stem cells into fully functioning beta cells capable of producing …

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2014-10-09 NEWS

Stem Cell Success Raises Hopes of Type 1 Diabetes Cure
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) — In what may be a step toward a cure for type 1 diabetes, researchers say they’ve developed a large-scale method for turning human embryonic stem cells into fully functioning beta cells capable of producing …