Tag: neurobiology

NIH funding supports continued research into early-life origins of mental disorders Irvine, Calif., July 10, 2019 -- The National Institute ...

Metformin could lower risk of dementia in African Americans with type 2 diabetes

A large observational cohort study examining male veterans aged over 50 years with type 2 diabetes found that metformin use ...

Impaired learning linked to family history of Alzheimer’s

A large internet-based study suggests that adults with a close relative with Alzheimer's disease have learning impairments that may be ...

How a popular antidepressant drug could rewire the brain

Prozac®, the trade name for the drug fluoxetine, was introduced to the U.S. market for the treatment of depression in ...

Study identifies new potential target in glioblastoma

DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID1 helps maintain cancer stem cells in brain, breast and skin cancer, making tumours resistant to chemotherapy, ...

Hinge-like protein may open new doors in cystic fibrosis treatment

Credit: Laboratory of Membrane Biology and Biophysics at The Rockefeller University In recent decades, treatment options for people with cystic ...

Linking phenotypes to genotypes: A newly devised gene-editing strategy

Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience The power and convenience of modern-day word-processing programs, like Microsoft Word, have revolutionized ...

NIA awards $4.23 million to establish Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

New center to be one of 31 National Institute on Aging funded centers in the nationCredit: Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research ...

US Naval Research Laboratory ‘connects the dots’ for quantum networks

Credit: Chul Soo Kim, US Naval Research Laboratory WASHINGTON -- Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) developed a ...

Temple researchers: Sorting protein in neurons defends against neurodegenerative disease

Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Like a sorting machine in an assembly line, ...

Dartmouth study finds that parental ‘memory’ is inherited across generations

Are our personalities and behaviors shaped more by our genes or our circumstances? While this age-old "nature vs. nurture" question ...

New technique developed to detect autism in children

Researchers have developed a new technique to help doctors more quickly and accurately detect autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children. ...

Looking at how the brain reacts to boredom could help people cope

Credit: WSU Boredom is a common human experience. But how people cope with or handle being bored is important for ...

Molecules that restructure the mind

Postdoctoral researcher Caitlin Taylor wins the 2019 Harvey L. Karp Discovery Award Imagine a molecule powerful enough to reconfigure your ...

Social worker awarded $3.73 million grant for Alzheimer’s care

New research collaboration to enhance integrated primary care workforce for people and families living with Alzheimer's and related disorders Louisiana ...

Structure of brain networks is not fixed, study finds

ATLANTA--The shape and connectivity of brain networks -- discrete areas of the brain that work together to perform complex cognitive ...

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may raise risk of Alzheimer’s, Dementia

A Penn study of more than 150,000 men with prostate cancer shows androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a higher ...

Cannabis dosage studied to reduce seizures in children with severe epilepsy

Medicinal cannabis can reduce or end seizures in children with severe, drug-resistant epilepsyCredit: Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation, Canada Medicinal ...

Sedentary time increases after retirement — especially in women

The transition to retirement changes the way people use their time and how actively they exercise. Evaluating a person's daily ...

How the brain remembers where you’re heading to