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The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab

The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab

Can We Wake Up Sleeping Brain Cells? ‘Zombie Cells’ And The Aging Brain

Oct 14, 2026 · 1h 26m

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Are stem cells used for ‘better aging’ a fairytale future or a near reality? This conversation lays out what stem cell therapies actually are, where today’s methods stand, and where the legitimate research is actually headed. Our guest Dr. Darcie Moore, PhD, studies neural stem cells in the adult brain at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a lab internationally known for stem cell research. Stem cells are what keep tissue regenerating throughout life, replenishing it, repairing it, and kee...