Immune cells found in the brain are behind the depression experienced in inflammation
Credit: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Special immune cells found in the brain, microglia, play a key role in the processes that ...
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A new mechanism protects against cancer cell migration and neuron hyperexcitability
Credit: Christoph Luchs G3BP proteins inhibit the metabolic driver MTOR - a signaling protein that plays a central role in ...
A world first in circadian clock manipulation
New method allows reversible manipulation of the circadian period using lightCredit: Issey Takahashi The Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules ...
Fine tuning first-responder immune cells may reduce TBI damage
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (January 25, 2021) - Immediately after a traumatic brain injury and as ...
A new study shows the relationship between surgery and Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Valdecilla Amsterdam, January 21, 2021 - A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease carried out by ...
Adaptive optics with cascading corrective elements
A cascaded dual deformable phase plate wavefront modulator enables direct AO integration with existing microscopes--doubling the aberration correction range and ...
Study suggests that gut fungi are not associated with Parkinson’s disease
Although the bacterial microbiome is strongly connected to PD and gut dysfunction is nearly universal in this diseaseCredit: Parkinson Canada/Parkinson ...
How the brain learns that earmuffs are not valuable at the beach
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan and the NEI in the USA have discovered a circuit in the ...
Size of connections between nerve cells determines their signaling strength
Credit: Kristian Herrera and authors The neocortex is the part of the brain that humans use to process sensory impressions, ...
Memory fail controlled by dopamine circuit, study finds
'Transient forgetting' mechanism revealed; pauses thought without abolishing long-term memoriesCredit: Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - In a landmark neurobiology study, ...
Balancing brain cell activity
Specialized sites within nerve cells are responsible for a rapid balancing of the amount of activity in the brain.Credit: Netherlands ...
New technique to fast-track pain research
Pioneering sensory neuron replicationCredit: Flinders Foundation Scientists have for the first time established a sensory neuron model able to mass-reproduce ...
Deep sleep takes out the trash
Waste clearance is crucial for brain health, preventing neurodegenerative diseaseCredit: Ravi Allada/Northwestern University A new Northwestern University study reaffirms the ...
Brain cell network supplies neurons with energy
Researchers identify important function of the so-called oligodendrocytesCredit: © Group Steinhäuser; from: Cerebral Cortex, January 2018;28: 213-222; doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhw368 The ...
General health checkups may detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Masahisa Katsuno A research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has found that blood pressure, the hematocrit (the ...
Kessler Foundation studies effects of Tysabri on cognitive fatigue in multiple sclerosis
MS research team led by John DeLuca, PhD, will conduct study to assess effects of Tysabri on cognitive fatigue, a ...
ALS study reveals a unique population
Scientists discover that ALS patients in Malta do not have flaws in major ALS genesCredit: Source: Jonathan Borg, Times of ...
Prenatal BPA exposure may contribute to the male bias of autism spectrum disorder
Credit: Surangrat Thongkorn et all A new study by researchers from Chulalongkorn University, Tohoku University, and The George Washington University ...
FGF23 hormone from red blood cell precursors promotes hematopoietic stem cell mobilization
Discovery expected to contribute towards more effective methods of harvesting stem cells from bone marrow donors.Credit: Yoshio Katayama A Kobe ...
Timing is of the essence when treating brain swelling in mice
NIH study shows specific set of immune cells can harm and also help brain after injuryCredit: Image credit: McGavern Lab/NINDS. ...