Brain-computer interfaces without the mess
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02019 It sounds like science fiction: controlling electronic devices with brain waves. But ...
Tag: neurobiology
Low-cost blood pressure drug improves brain function in individuals with autism
Pilot study findings show promise but require further examinationCredit: University of Missouri Health Care Drugs known as "beta-blockers" have been ...
New piece of Alzheimer’s puzzle found
Researchers discover that two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments for Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Jordan ...
Study gives clues to the origin of Huntington’s disease, and a new way to find drugs
Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Embryology at The Rockefeller University The first signs of Huntington's, an inherited ...
Is copper a cause of Alzheimer’s disease?
University of Houston researcher examines the linkCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston chemist is exploring the link between ...
Alzheimer’s disease risk gene APOE4 impairs function of brain immune cells
Credit: Henna Konttinen A study carried out with a new human stem cell-derived model reveals that the most prevalent genetic ...
Researchers have identified areas of the retina that change in mild Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Knowledge Technology Institute, UCM Researchers at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have identified changes in retinal layer thickness, ...
How neuromuscular connections are maintained after nerve lesions
Credit: (Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum) After nerve injury, the protein complex mTORC1 takes over an important function in skeletal ...
One or the other: Why strength training might come at the expense of endurance muscles
Credit: Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum The neurotransmitter brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) acts in the muscle, so that during strength ...
To become, or not to become… a neuron
Scientists find a factor that makes neural stem cells 'deaf' Researchers led by Pierre Vanderhaeghen and Jérôme Bonnefont (VIB-KU Leuven ...
Neurobiology — sushi for synapses
Synapses between nerve cells in the brain undergo constant remodeling, which is the basis of learning. An Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in ...
Dr. Chiaravalloti receives grant to improve new learning and memory in multiple sclerosis
The National Institutes of Health awarded a $1,825,742 grant to Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, of Kessler Foundation to conduct a randomized ...
To understand a childhood brain tumor, researchers turn to single-cell analysis
Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital digs into the cells of origin for key medulloblastoma ...
Exploring genetic ‘dark matter,’ researchers gain new insights into autism and stroke
With its elegant double helix and voluminous genetic script, DNA has become the of darling of nucleic acids. Yet, it ...
High blood pressure treatment and nursing home residents
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society research summary Although 27 percent of all older adults who live in nursing homes ...
New research has potential for ‘unpacking’ complex simultaneous emotions in adolescence
Shows for the first time that complex, mixed simultaneous emotions in adolescents could be assessed using an Analogue Emotion Scale ...
Hair could be the key to better mental-illness diagnosis in teens
Study also finds lower depression risk in kids with good family supportCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - It's ...
Decoding the causes of motor neuron disease: A new study shows the impact of genetics
Trinity College Dublin researchers have found that one in 347 men and one in 436 women can be expected to ...
Molecule reduces accumulation of toxic protein in Parkinson’s disease model
The discovery supports GM1 ganglioside as a potential target for Parkinson's therapy PHILADELPHIA -- Parkinson's disease often begins with small ...
Alzheimer’s protein is likely held together with many weak chemical interactions
Model reveals new role for overlooked electron relationships The chemical interactions that give proteins their shape may be weaker and ...
