# New gene therapy reprograms brain glial cells into neurons

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> **[New gene therapy reprograms brain glial cells into neurons](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105122433.htm)**
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> A new gene therapy can turn certain brain glial cells into functioning neurons, which in turn could help repair the brain after a stroke or during neurological disorders like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's diseases.

  
A new gene therapy can turn certain brain glial cells into functioning neurons, which in turn could help repair the brain after a stroke or during neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s diseases.