Scientists map toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s
Credit: Georgia Kirkos, McMaster University A team of researchers from McMaster University has mapped at atomic resolution a toxic protein ...
Tag: Neurochemistry
Mapping and measuring proteins on the surfaces of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in cells
Credit: Kanazawa University Sigma receptors are proteins found on mainly the surface of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in certain cells. Sigma-1 ...
Pushing the bounds of memory
By unraveling secret conversations, via signaling, in cellsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is examining the reaction ...
Pew funds 22 scientists to pursue innovative biomedical research
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced 22 early-career researchers who have been selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in ...
UTEP partners with UAlbany to map developing brain circuits underlying conditioned fear
Credit: Dr. Arshad Khan A partnership between researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso and the University at ...
Scientists identify a novel neural circuit mediating visually evoked innate defensive responses
Credit: LIU Xuemei Fear overgeneralization (i.e., deficits in the discrimination of safety and threat) is an important pathological characteristic of ...
New research could help predict seizures before they happen
Research led by FutureNeuro at RCSI could improve the lives of people with epilepsyCredit: Maxwell Photography Monday, 10 June 2019 ...
Research sheds new light on how brain stem cells are activated
The study shows promise for future neural stem cell therapies in replacing cells lost through disease or injuryCredit: Dr. Claudia ...
Brain disorder leaves lasting legacy of disability, study finds
Four out of five people with a hidden brain condition that causes limb weakness or paralysis experience lasting physical difficulties. ...
Early-life challenges affect how children focus, face the day
Adversity early in life tends to affect a child's executive function skills -- their ability to focus, for example, or ...
Tolerance to stress is a ‘trade-off’ as fruit flies age
Study first to show how effects of foraging gene are beneficial early in life but costly later in lifeCredit: Florida ...
SYNGO Consortium releases public data resource for universal reference in synapse research
Brain research consortium brings together scientific knowledge about synapses and uncovers new properties & disease links Synapses, the junctions that ...
Searching for the origins of the depressive symptoms in Huntington’s disease
Cdk5 Kinase: An essential proteinCredit: Verónica Brito (University of Barcelona-UBNeuro) About 40% of the affected patients with Huntington's disease -a ...
Brain activity in teens predicts future mood health
Imbalanced network function is associated with development of more severe depression, indicating a potential neurobiological marker for risk prediction Philadelphia, ...
Concussion symptoms reversed by magnetic therapy
Credit: James Shewaga, University of Saskatchewan Concussion symptoms--such as loss of balance, hazy comprehension, sleep disturbance and ability to walk ...
LED device could increase memory retention among astronauts
Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington Hanli Liu, a professor of bioengineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, ...
Russian scientists investigate new materials for Li-ion batteries of miniature sensors
Researchers are developing new materials for solid-state thin-film Li-ion batteries for micro and nanodevicesCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ...
Short-term use of opioids increases subjective pleasure
The human opioid system contributes to the regulation of emotions, pleasure and pain. Opioids are strong analgesics. In addition to ...
UC studies links between air pollution and childhood anxiety
Researchers at UC and Cincinnati Children's investigate traffic-related air pollution and symptoms of childhood anxiety, through neuroimaging Exposure to air ...
Inhibition of protein phosphorylation promotes optic nerve regeneration after injury
Novel approach to the development of treatments for optic neuropathiesCredit: Ohshima Laboratory, Waseda University A new study by Professor Toshio ...