SUV39H2: A direct genetic link to autism spectrum disorders
Credit: RIKEN New research from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan shows that a deficit in histone ...
Tag: neurobiology
How micro-circuits in the brain regulate fear
Credit: Rob Hurt / Wikicommons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Fear is an important reaction that warns and protects us from danger. ...
Autophagy may be the key to finding treatments for early Huntington’s disease
Autophagy disruption may be at the root of early cognitive changes in Huntington's disease and is a potential target for ...
Molecular bridge mediates inhibitory synapse specificity in the cortex
Credit: Courtesy of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience With its breathtaking views and striking stature, the Golden Gate ...
Pierre Vanderhaeghen awarded for his pioneering research
X EDITION OF THE REMEDIOS CARO ALMELA PRIZECredit: IN Particular emphasis was placed on "the originality of his work, the ...
Metal-based molecules show promise against the build-up of Alzheimer’s peptides
Credit: Imperial College London In lab tests, Imperial researchers have created a metal-based molecule that inhibits the build-up of a ...
Compound derived from turmeric essential oil has neuroprotective properties
A: Immunostained images of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), a dopaminergic marker, in midbrain slice cultures co-treated with IFNγ/LPS and ar-turmerone derivatives. ...
Impairments found in neurons derived from people with schizophrenia and genetic mutation
UMass Amherst molecular neuroscientist continues research with $2.25 million grantCredit: UMass Amherst A scientific team has shown that the release ...
Rats prefer to help their own kind; humans may be similarly wired
New study reveals brain mechanism that drives rats to act out of kindnessCredit: Photo courtesy of Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal A ...
Empathy may drive rats and other mammals to help friends over strangers
A new study identifies the brain regions involved in rats' tendency to help members of their own social group over ...
Brain injury lab receives additional federal funding to boost research
UC Riverside postdoc and graduate students are recipients of new awardsCredit: Santhakumar lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Earlier this ...
Technology that restores the sense of touch in nerves damaged as a result of injury
Cut your finger and lost your sense of touch? There's hope yetCredit: Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University's new and ...
Normal brain growth curves for children developed childhood brain disorders, infections and injuries
Credit: humonia/Image compilation: College of Engineering In the United States, nearly every pediatric doctor's visit begins with three measurements: weight, ...
Tetanus toxin fragment may treat depression, Parkinson’s disease and ALS
Credit: UAB Depression has been treated traditionally with inhibitors of serotonin reuptake in the central nervous system. These drugs do ...
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