Sleep Research Society announces 2019 award recipients
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Tag: Neurochemistry
UTSA uncovers the disconnect between the brain's dopamine system and cocaine addiction
(San Antonio, Jan. 10, 2019) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio have revealed significant insight into ...
How drugs can minimize the side effects of chemotherapy
Researchers at the University of Zurich have determined the three-dimensional structure of the receptor that causes nausea and vomiting as ...
Flies release neuronal brakes to fly longer
A team led by Prof. Gaiti Hasan of NCBS, and her collaborators describe how groups of different neurons connect up ...
Anxiety-depressive disorder changes brain genes activity
Russian neuroscientists discovered that anxiety-depressive disorder in mice is associated with impaired energy metabolism in the brain. The obtained data ...
Scavenging molecule provides long-term protection against nerve agents in rodents
For the first time, scientists have created a scavenging molecule that provides long-lasting preventative protection against toxic nerve agents in ...
Exploration of umbelliferone based derivatives as potent MAO inhibitors
This article by Dr. Anurag Khatkar et al. is published in Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2018. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) ...
Role of PCSK9 inhibitors in high risk patients with dyslipidemia
This article by Dr. Vasilios Papademetriou et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24 , Issue 31 , ...
How does the brain learn by talking to itself?
UNIGE scientists uncover the role of synaptic feedback systems in shaping learning processes in the brain's cortex -- a discovery ...
New findings on genes that drive male-female brain differences, timing of puberty
Columbia University researchers identify genetic pathway to sexual maturation in roundworms that may serve same function in humansCredit: Nicoletta Barolini/Columbia ...
Smelling in tiny houses: how ciliary electric currents keep olfaction reliable
Model provides new insight into the biological design and function of cilia, dendrites, and other small spaces within the nervous ...
Cell death mechanisms in stroke and novel molecular and cellular treatment options
This article by Dr. Emine Sekerdag et al. is published in Current Neuropharmacology, Volume 16, Issue 9, 2018Credit: Bentham Science ...
Your brain rewards you twice per meal: When you eat and when food reaches your stomach
We know a good meal can stimulate the release of the feel-good hormone dopamine, and now a study in humans ...
Treatment of Parkinson's disease: Separating hope from hype
The article by Dr. Alireza Mohammadi et al. is published in Current Gene Therapy, Volume 18, Issue 4, 2018 Parkinson's ...
Confronting the side effects of a common anti-cancer treatment
UMass Amherst researchers study origins of adverse effects AMHERST, Mass. - Results of a new study by neuroscientists at the ...
Autophagy and mitochondria: Targets in neurodegenerative disorders
This article by Dr. Ashutosh Kumar et al. is published in CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets, Volume 17, ...
Regulation of feeding behavior and energy metabolism by galanin-like peptide (GALP)
The article by Dr. Seiji Shioda et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2018 Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is a ...
Stem cell-derived neurons stop seizures and improve cognitive function
People with untreatable epilepsy may one day have a treatment: 'Convincing' their own cells to become the neurons they needCredit: ...
Central role of transforming growth factor type beta 1 in skeletal muscle dysfunctions
This article by Dr. Claudio Cabello-Verrugio et al. is published in Current Protein & Peptide Science, Volume 19, Issue 12, ...
Biologists identify promising drug for ALS treatment
University of Alberta scientists find a new application for an existing drug, with potential to slow progression of the devastating ...