Neurochemistry

The human opioid system contributes to the regulation of emotions, pleasure and pain. Opioids are strong analgesics. In addition to effectively relieving pain, external opioids may improve mood and reduce negative emotions. However, not…
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Researchers at UC and Cincinnati Children's investigate traffic-related air pollution and symptoms of childhood anxiety, through neuroimaging Exposure to air pollution is a well-established global health problem associated with…
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Novel approach to the development of treatments for optic neuropathiesCredit: Ohshima Laboratory, Waseda University A new study by Professor Toshio Ohshima of Waseda University has found that the inhibition of phosphorylation of collapsing…
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SIOP fellow Michele Gelfand elected to American Academy of Arts and SciencesCredit: SIOP Michele J. Gelfand, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Maryland, is part of an illustrious group…
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Machine learning tool automates pathologists' work to identify disease markersCredit: UC Davis Health Video: https://youtu.be/HmF1iuxpiiA Researchers at UC Davis and UC San Francisco have found a way to teach a computer to precisely…
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Company also announces issuance of European patent covering TAUSOMETM technology PHOENIX, Ariz. -- May 13, 2019 -- Aethlon Medical Inc. (AEMD) and its diagnostic subsidiary, Exosome Sciences, in collaboration with the Translational…
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Rhes protein makes its own road to convey disease driversCredit: Courtesy Scripps Research JUPITER, Fla.--May 10, 2019--A toxic protein linked to Huntington's disease can move from neuron to neuron through a nanotube tunnel whose…
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UC Riverside biomedical scientist's decades-long work moves to clinical trialsCredit: Carrie Rosema. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A stroke treatment developed by researcher Byron Ford at the University of California, Riverside, has moved…
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New 'neuronal metronome' suggests how the brain might learn a rhythm, not just perceive it A new mathematical model demonstrates how neurons in the brain could work together to learn and keep a musical beat. The framework, developed by…
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By deciphering the genetic programmes of neurons of the cerebral cortex, Swiss and Belgian researchers unravel the mechanisms controlling the genesis of cells in one of the most essential parts of our brainCredit: © UNIGE - Laboratoire…
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Credit: ©DGIST The DGIST Laboratory Animal Resource Center held a signboard hanging ceremony to celebrate its designation as a Korea Excellent Laboratory Animal Facility (KELAF) on March 28, organized by the Ministry of Food and Drug…
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Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA (May 8, 2018) - Dysfunctions and malformations in the scaffold of a cell are thought to contribute to heart muscle weakness, neurodegenerative disease and even deafness. Now biophysics research at The…
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New evidence that the mind-blowing brew goes back millenniaCredit: Photos courtesy of Juan Albarracín-Jordán and José Capriles. Today's hipster creatives and entrepreneurs are hardly the first generation to partake of ayahuasca,…
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Findings provide a treatment target and a starting point for new biomarkersCredit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 3, 2019) -- A newly identified epigenetic hotspot for schizophrenia and bipolar…
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