HKU scientists uncover new mechanism for balancing protein stability during neuronal development
An unexpected heat shock to neurons: HKU scientists and collaborators uncover a new mechanism for balancing protein stability during neuronal ...
Tag: Neurochemistry
Genetic rescue of SHANK3 is potential therapy in rare forms of autism spectrum disorder
A mouse model and previous studies suggest that genetic intervention in SHANK3-related ASD may be most effective earlier in developmentCredit: ...
New indication of a link between Alzheimer’s and diabetes
High-resolution 3D model reveals strong similarity in fibril structureCredit: Copyright: Forschungszentrum Jülich/HHU Düsseldorf/Gunnar Schröder Pathological protein clumps are characteristic of ...
Stanford researchers develop artificial synapse that works with living cells
Credit: L.A. Cicero/Stanford News Service In 2017, Stanford University researchers presented a new device that mimics the brain's efficient and ...
Dopamine signaling allows neural circuits to generate coordinated behaviors
Credit: Flavell Lab/MIT Picower Institute For a nematode worm, a big lawn of the bacteria that it eats is a ...
Phenothiazine derivatives may find use in photodynamic therapy
A paper by Kazan Federal University was published in Russian Chemical BulletinCredit: Kazan Federal University A group on organic compounds ...
Chemotherapy and cancer gang up to cause a neurological side effect, study says
Credit: National Cancer Institute Contrary to common medical guidance, chemotherapy does not appear to be the only culprit in neuropathy, ...
Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics at UIC receives $8M from NIH
Continued research will test alcohol effects on whole epigenome and brain functionCredit: UIC Photos Services The University of Illinois at ...
Immune from chronic stress? Limit inflammatory signaling to specific brain circuits
Study sheds light on neuroinflammation and psychological disordersCredit: Florida Atlantic University Anxiety and depression are significantly heightened during times of ...
Does estrogen influence alcohol use disorder?
Estrogen pathways may help increase feelings of reward in response to alcoholCredit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine A new study from researchers at ...
Epilepsy-related deaths common in young adults and are not reducing, new research shows
The research found that mortality rates for epilepsy-related deaths did not decrease between 2009 (6.8 per 100,000) and 2015 (9.1 ...
Observing the freely behaving brain in action
Scientists have developed a head-mounted miniature microscope, the so-called fiberscope, that is capable of imaging all cortical layers of a ...
Study identifies group of genes with altered expression in autism
The dysregulation appeared to affect communication among neurons in the subjects of the study, which was conducted in Brazil. The ...
Detecting dyslexia with interactions that do not require a knowledge of language
This is the aim of MusVis, a web game developed by Maria Rauschenberger, supervised by Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Luz Rello, ...
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