Better diet and glucose uptake in the brain lead to longer life in fruit flies
Improved neuronal glucose uptake plus healthier eating might have anti-aging effectsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Tag: Neurochemistry
New delivery method promises relief from antipsychotic medication’s adverse side effects
Delivering drug straight to the brain could cut required dose by as much as 75 per centCredit: Georgia Kirkos, Mcmaster ...
Compound from medicinal herb kills brain-eating amoebae in lab studies
Credit: Adapted from ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00685 Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease caused by the "brain-eating ...
New studies support blood test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Photo: University of Gothenburg In three recent publications in Molecular Psychiatry, Brain and JAMA Neurology researchers from the University ...
Baylor College of Medicine neuroscientist and geneticist recognized for re
Neuroscientist and Geneticist Benjamin Arenkiel, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2021 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Medicine from ...
More than half of people using cannabis for pain experience multiple withdrawal symptoms
Minority experience worsening of symptoms over time, especially younger peopleCredit: University of Michigan More than half of people who use ...
Scientists paint multi-color atlas of the brain
A novel technique developed by Columbia researchers known as NeuroPAL helps tease out the dynamics of neural networks in the ...
Want to diagnose brain diseases? A mass spectrometry imaging may one day help you
Researchers from Osaka University developed a new method for brain tissue analysis in high spatial resolution that requires no sample ...
Scientists seek faster route to treat depression
The research group used epigenetic modulators to try to 'erase' the damage done by stress to neuroplasticity. The study showed ...
Tracing the many paths of vision
New study decodes the molecular diversity of neurons in the zebrafish retinaCredit: MPI of Neurobiology / Koelsch Retinal ganglion cells ...
Researchers explore why some MS patients experience seizures
UC Riverside study examines molecular pathways that may instigate seizures in some multiple sclerosis patientsCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
Scientists uncover mechanisms that wire the brain’s cerebral cortex
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists describe 'molecular brakes' of the brainCredit: Virginia Tech A research team led by ...
Scientists discover a new type of brain cell that could help detect distance
Credit: Dr. Steven Poulter and Dr. Colin Lever The existence of GPS-like brain cells, which can store maps of the ...
Researchers illuminate neurotransmitter transport using X-ray crystallography and molecular simulations
Credit: Depositphotos Scientists from the MIPT Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age-Related Diseases have joined forces with ...