Spinal cord injuries: Scientists probe individual cells to find better treatments
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Two top scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are seeking answers ...
Tag: neurobiology
KU Leuven researchers unravel protein mystery of three brain diseases
Credit: Microscopy by Anke Van der Perren The accumulation of one particular protein in the brain is at the basis ...
Computational techniques explore ‘the dark side of amyloid aggregation in the brain’
UMass Amherst scientists advance knowledge of neurodegenerative fibril formationCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - As physicians and families know too ...
Implant-free optogenetics minimizes brain damage during neuronal stimulation
Credit: Guoping Feng A minimally invasive optogenetic technique that does not require brain implants successfully manipulated the activity of neurons ...
Scientists explore links between genetics, gut microbiome and memory
A molecule commonly produced by gut microbes appears to improve memory in miceCredit: Courtesy of Nathan Johnson/PNNL A new study ...
RSNA AI challenge breaks new ground
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - An unprecedented collaboration among two medical societies and over 60 ...
Does cannabis use amplify the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure and vice versa?
Study focuses on impact of simultaneous usage on developing brain, nerves and blood vesselsCredit: University of Houston An unforeseen consequence ...
Offspring may inherit legacy of their father’s Toxoplasma infection
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Australian researchers have revealed for the first time that males infected with the ...
A new platform for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis receives funding from the ERC
Dr. Antonella Consiglio's group will receive 150,000 euros for an 18-month project. The project aims to develop a stem cell-based ...
Rat spinal cords control neural function in biobots
The interaction between a rat spinal cord and an engineered muscle system displays behavior similar to the peripheral nervous systemCredit: ...
Two-person-together MRI scans on couples investigates how touching is perceived in the brain
An MRI in each other's arms shows how physical contact alters the brains of couplesCredit: Ville Renvall/ Aalto University Researchers ...
HudsonAlpha scientists collaborate to uncover a gene that doubles the risk of developing several neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology April 27, 2020 (Huntsville, Ala.) - Scientists at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, the University ...
For ME/CFS patients, viral immunities come at a devastating, lifelong cost
New research shows a connection between a common human herpes virus-6 exposure that leaves a DNA copy of the virus ...
Proteasome phase separation for destruction
Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science The proteasome is a major proteolytic machine that regulates cellular proteostasis through selective ...
Scientists unveil how general anesthesia works
A study in mice and rat brains reveals how general anesthesia dampens high frequency brain activity by weakening synapsesCredit: OIST ...
Scientists trace path from PTSD to heart disease
Young adults with post-traumatic stress disorder show changes in small blood vesselsCredit: Jennifer Weggen, Virginia Commonwealth University Bethesda, MD - ...
CBD shows promise for fighting aggressive brain cancer
Study shows that CBD isolate and extract can slow growth and kill cancer cellsCredit: Chase Gross, Mando Ramirez, Jade Kurihara, ...
Reducing early brain inflammation could slow Alzheimer’s progression
Animal study targets Alzheimer's disease before symptoms are apparentCredit: Giorgia Menegoni, Sapienza, University of Rome Bethesda, MD - In a ...
Two steps closer to flexible, powerful, fast bioelectronic devices
Columbia researchers design biocompatible ion-driven soft transistors that can perform real-time neurologically relevant computation and a mixed-conducting particulate composite that ...
Brain insulin sensitivity determines body weight and fat distribution
Credit: IDM Just where fat is deposited in the body and to what degree a person may benefit from a ...
