# Scientists invent a gel that creates neurons from other cells, which could help treat Alzheimer’s

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/scientists-invent-a-gel-that-creates-neurons-from-other-cells-which-could-help-treat-alzheimers/
- Published: 2026-08-29T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image: Astrocytes. Image credit: From the Explorer’s Guide to Biology (explorebiology.org). Illustration by Gb Kim via Explore Biology / Flickr. CC BY 4.0 (resized to fit). Article by Zunnash Khan. Live Science – August 28, 2026. Research article: Cell Biomaterials. Scientists may have found a way to regenerate the neurons that are lost due to conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, a new laboratory study hints. The research, published Aug. 26 in the journal Cell Biomaterials, suggests that reducing levels of a key protein in another type of cell in the brain, called astrocytes, may convert those cells into neurons. The adult brain has a limited capacity to produce new neurons, at baseline, and an even more limited ability to replace neurons lost to disease. […] Click here to view original web page at www.livescience.com