CRISPR: More than just for gene editing?
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Tag: Neurochemistry
Stress hormone helps control the circadian rhythm of brain cells
Credit: Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen As day turns into night, and night turns into day, the vast majority ...
The way of making memories
New study on how memories are formed and the ability of the nervous system to learn and adapt to changing ...
Discovery may help derail Parkinson’s ‘runaway train’
Researchers have discovered a new enzyme that inhibits the LRRK2 pathway, the most common cause of genetic Parkinson'sCredit: University of ...
New gene therapy for epilepsy provides on-demand release of endogenous substance
Preclinical study shows long-term suppression of seizuresCredit: Schwarzer/Medical University of Innsbruck Teams of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and ...
Pitt and CMU researchers developing device to hear how neurons communicate
Credit: The University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (October 29, 2019) ... The brain is a complex organ full of neurons that ...
New findings could improve diagnosis, treatment of depression
Scientists find potential biomarker for major symptom of depression: lack of motivationCredit: Image courtesy of Stephan Lammel, UC Berkeley Researchers ...
Novel nanoprobes show promise for optical monitoring of neural activity
New approach for studying neural circuits offers advantages over both microelectrodes and fluorescence-based optical techniques that require genetic modificationsCredit: Carolyn ...
Nanomesh drug delivery provides hope against global antibiotic resistance
The fight against antibiotic resistance takes a major step forward with scientists discovering a concept for fabricating nanomeshes as drug ...
Receptor complexes on the assembly line
Credit: Graphic: Bernd Fakler Rapid communication of neurons in the brain, as well as the ability to learn, fundamentally rely ...
Internship program will help address opioid epidemic in underserved communities
$1.2 million grant will expand clinical training to 21 additional predoctoral interns through 2021Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - ...
New findings about mechanisms regulating brain inflammation
This discovery could become new therapeutic targets to use in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson´s and Alzheimer´sCredit: Art work done ...
Musical perception: nature or nurture?
This is the subject of the research by Juan Manuel Toro (ICREA) and Carlota Pagès Portabella, researchers at the Center ...
TTUHSC study shows brain mechanisms have potential to block arthritis pain
Existing compound produces pain-relieving effects and relieves anxietyCredit: TTUHSC Millions of people around the world are affected by pain, a ...
Modified quantum dots capture more energy from light and lose less to heat
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers discover a new approach for capturing energy from light-generated, 'hot' electrons, avoiding wasteful heat lossCredit: ...
Scientists create brain-mimicking environment to grow 3D tissue models of brain tumors
Use of brain-like extracellular matrix allows cell growth and treatment to more closely replicate physiological responseCredit: Disha Sood & David ...
Scientists predict the areas of the brain to stimulate transitions between different brain states
Using a computer model of the brain, scientists have developed an innovative method published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Brain disease or mental illness? New book explores historical rift between neurology and psychiatry
UMass Amherst mathematician, acclaimed Harvard neurologist co-author second bookCredit: Brian David Burrell University of Massachusetts Amherst mathematician and science writer ...
US government backs Sydney spinout company Kinoxis Therapeutics to fight opioid addiction
Funding to support development of a potential treatment for opioid withdrawalCredit: Stefanie Zingsheim/University of Sydney Kinoxis Therapeutics has been awarded ...
The secret of motivation
How neural circuits drive hungry individuals to peak performanceCredit: Anja Friedrich / TUM Success is no accident: To reach your ...