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News and Views on Neurosurgery since 2002

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An anthology of the best science blogging of 2006. […] [Neurophilosophy]

Serial in vivo MR tracking of magnetically labeled neural spheres transplanted in chronic EAE mice.. Tracking of human neural stem cells in a mouse model. [PubMed: neural stem cell]

Growth factor treatment and genetic manipulation stimulate neurogenesis and oligodendrogenesis by endogenous neural progenitors in the injured adult spinal cord.. In Vivo manipulation of endogenous neural precursors… [PubMed: neural stem cell]

Carotid artery dissection and middle cerebral artery stroke following methamphetamine use [Neurology current issue]

Anterior choroidal artery aneurysm mimicking cavernous sinus syndrome [Neurology current issue]

Estradiol enhances neurogenesis following ischemic stroke through estrogen receptors alpha and beta.. Neurogenesis after stroke. [PubMed: neural stem cell]

Spontaneous Fusion and Non-clonal Growth of Adult Neural Stem Cells..A look at the fusion question when studying adult stem cells. [PubMed: neural stem cell]

Docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid are fundamental supplements for induction of neuronal differentiation.. Factors promoting neuronal differentiation ….. [PubMed: neural stem cell]

Blackberry Cold Turkey. From Paul Levy at… [Running a hospital]

Neural stem cells from mouse forebrain are contained in a population distinct from the ‘side population’.. The authors find that is is the MP and not the SP that contains neural precursor cells. [PubMed: neural stem cell]

Long-term fate of neural precursor cells following transplantation into developing and adult CNS.. Where do the cells go… [PubMed: neural stem cell]

Analysis of gene expression and chemoresistance of CD133+ cancer stem cells in glioblastoma.. More on the relevance of CD133. [PubMed: neural stem cell]

Stem cells of ependymoma.. Subtyping Neural tumor stem cells. [PubMed: neural stem cell]

Review on Brain Repair 

Link to Entrez PubMed

More on the issue of brain repair after injury.

Link to Brain can repair alcohol’s damage – CNN.com

A series of case reviews will be held at the Ether Dome on Thursday, Dec 21st.