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NYU Study Reveals Ordinary Cells Can Learn and Remember

10/15/2025

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New York University researchers led by Nikolay V. Kukushkin show ordinary human cells outside the brain can learn and store information.
Nerve and kidney cells respond to spaced chemical signals, enhancing the activation of the memory gene cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB).
The timing of treatments or nutrients could significantly affect health and reshape medical approaches.
The study was published in Nature Communications.

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Story summary

New York University researchers led by Nikolay V. Kukushkin show ordinary human cells outside the brain can learn and store information.
Nerve and kidney cells respond to spaced chemical signals, enhancing the activation of the memory gene cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB).
The timing of treatments or nutrients could significantly affect health and reshape medical approaches.
The study was published in Nature Communications.