New signaling pathway could shed light on damage repair during brain injury
The study has uncovered a signaling pathway that causes neural cells to enter divisions after damageCredit: Torsten Bossing, University of ...
Tag: neurobiology
Memory making involves extensive DNA breaking
Credit: Rose Lincoln/MIT PIcower Institute The urgency to remember a dangerous experience requires the brain to make a series of ...
NIH Avant Garde Award for out-of-box, innovative concept to cure HIV and treat addiction
Multi-disciplinary approach to eradicate all traces of HIV from body, and treat co-existing substance use disorders/addictionCredit: UMSOM University of Maryland ...
The same neural pathways promote maternal and paternal behaviors in voles
Connection between hypothalamus and reward areas crucial for fatherly behaviorCredit: He et al., JNeurosci 2021 Like female voles, connections between ...
UMass Amherst research pinpoints role of dopamine in songbird’s brain plasticity
Neurotransmitter shown to be a key driver in sensory processingCredit: UMass Amherst Neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have ...
Uncovering the genetic mechanism behind Rett syndrome
Dysfunction in key gene causes neural stem cells to produce more astrocytes than neuronsCredit: Kyushu University/Nakashima Lab Fukuoka, Japan--Medical researchers ...
New solution for sleep apnoea
Existing medications can reduce severity by 'at least 30%'Credit: The Hospital Research Foundation, South Australia In an Australian world-first, researchers ...
Discovery of nanosized molecules that might inhibit Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
Credit: Mattias Pettersson Nanosized molecules of a particular chemical element can inhibit the formation of plaque in the brain tissues. ...
Human stem cells enable model to test drug impact on brain’s blood barrier
Credit: Saskia Ludwig Using an experimental model to simulate the blood-brain barrier, scientists in Sweden reported in unprecedented detail how ...
Discovery of the role of a key gene in the development of ALS
Loss of function of the C9orf72 gene may affect communication between neurons and muscles Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks ...
Beckman neuroscientists uncover neuronal circuitry controlling auditory sensory perception
A team of neuroscientists at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology discovered a new neuronal circuit that may ...
LSL60101 compound reduces neuroinflammation and improves cognition
I2 imidazoline receptors as targets in the fight against Alzheimer's The LSL60101 compound, a specific ligand of the I2-IR receptors ...
Managing attention deficit disorder by training the brain
A team from the UNIGE and the HUG has found that a special type of brain training based on the ...
Cancer neuroscientists identify a key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer’s spread
ABAT enzyme helps medulloblastoma cells feed, according to study led by USC Brain Tumor Center and Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center ...
Keck backs Rice bid to ‘build a brain’
Jacob Robinson lab analyzes connections in hydra to understand neural pathways HOUSTON - (June 28, 2021) - Rice University scientists ...
HKUST scientists develop simple blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
An international research team led by HKUST has developed a simple but robust blood test from Chinese patient data for ...
Differences in human, mouse brain cells have important implications for disease research
FINDINGS A UCLA-led study comparing brain cells known as astrocytes in humans and mice found that mouse astrocytes are more ...
Scientists discover key player in brain development, cell communication
Led by Katie Baldwin, Ph.D., research published in Neuron shows how the loss of the protein hepaCAM drives brain development ...
Glial cells help mitigate neurological damage in Huntington’s disease
Credit: Dr. J Botas/eLife, 2021 The brain is not a passive recipient of injury or disease. Research has shown that ...
Non-invasive potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Ultrasound can overcome some of the detrimental effects of ageing and dementia without the need to cross the blood-brain barrier, ...
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