October 17, 2021

Claudia Lopez

Claudia Lopez is a Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania.

Neurons (red) and astrocytes (green), developed from stem cells.
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New Research Shows the Deadly Effect of Neurons on Cancerous Tumors

It appears that tumors can co-opt the signals neurons produce in order to grow, indicating that neurons and cancer cells together might be a dangerous duo.