Treatment disparities drive worse outcomes for pediatric Black, Hispanic brain cancer pts
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Cancer researchers have known for years that Black and Hispanic patients have worse outcomes ...
Tag: neurobiology
Stanford scientists discover the mathematical rules underpinning brain growth
Using microscopy and mathematics, researchers have discovered the invisible pattern that growing neurons follow to form a brain. The technique ...
On World Delirium Day, AGS launches AGS CoCare: HELP to turn tide for serious condition
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society With the launch of https://HELP.AGSCoCare.org, the online home for AGS CoCare: HELP™--a seminal program ...
BIN1 deficit impairs brain cell communication, memory consolidation
Preclinical study by a University of South Florida Health-University of Chicago research team offers new insights into how neuronal protein ...
Virtual reality shows promise for early detection of MS balance problems
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Jason Franz, Ph.D., created virtual reality experiments to show how a potentially portable ...
JNK protein triggers nerve cells to withdraw their synapses when stressed
Credit: Turku Bioscience New study from Eleanor Coffey's lab at Turku Bioscience Centre in Finland identifies that the JNK protein ...
Single biological factor predicts distinct cortical organizations across mammalian species
A KAIST team's mathematical sampling model shows that retino-cortical mapping is a prime determinant in the topography of cortical organizationCredit: ...
Study: Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with overweight, obesity
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent An avocado a day improves the ability to focus attention for overweight or obese adults, ...
Patient-friendly brain imager gets green light toward first prototype
Quantum sensor enables flexible, wearable designCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M -- It might not start a fashion trend, but ...
Crosstalk captured between muscles, neural networks in biohybrid machines
A platform designed for coculturing a neurosphere and muscle cells allows scientists to capture the growth of neurons toward muscles ...
More than a nice coating
Credit: Daniela Carulli Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) have shown that specialized aggregates of molecules enwrapping nerve ...
Fatal overproduction of antibodies
Mutations in plasma cells play a key role in light chain amyloidosisCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Bone marrow plasma cells ...
Scientists identify new target for Parkinson’s therapies
Credit: University of Leeds A master control region of a protein linked to Parkinson's disease has been identified for the ...
Scientists create tool to detect genes associated with psychiatric, brain diseases
Led Hyejung Won, Ph.D., researchers created H-MAGMA, a computational tool that improves current technology used to link non-coding genetic variants ...
International study completes the largest genetic map of psychiatric disorders so far
A new genetic perspective on psychiatric disordersCredit: Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the CIBERSAM. An international study published in ...
Neuroscientists discover new structure of important protein in the brain
Credit: University of Copenhagen After five years of experimentation, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in crystallising and ...
The search for a biological link between reactivated HSV and neurological disease
Study finds HSV reactivation kills neurons and antivirals can stop itCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Without even knowing it, most ...
Scientists monitored brains replaying memories in real time
NIH study suggests our brains use distinct firing patterns to store and replay memoriesCredit: Courtesy of Zaghloul lab, NIH/NINDS In ...
Connecting interferon, neuroinflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine When immunologist Dr. Wei Cao joined Baylor College of Medicine three-and-a-half years ago, her first ...
Understanding how the brain predicts could make treating autism easier
Credit: J.F. Podevin WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Our brains make our lives easier by predicting what will happen next based ...
