Testing a new way to tackle cancer
Michigan State University, Spectrum Health and Lansing-based company Niowave have teamed up to develop a new strategy to fight cancerCredit: ...
Tag: Neurochemistry
Screening for skin disease on your laptop
New artificial neural network design can differentiate between healthy and diseased skinCredit: University of Houston The founding chair of the ...
Tracking receptor proteins can unveil molecular basis of memory and learning
Scientists from Japan employ a novel two-step method of labeling neurotransmitter receptor proteins to track their localization efficientlyCredit: Shigeki Kiyonaka ...
Whisker simulation gives insight into mammals’ sense of touch
New model provides clues into how whisker bending translates to sensory touch signalsCredit: Northwestern University/Nadina Zweifel We know your cat's ...
Attention and working memory: Two sides of the same neural coin?
Princeton neuroscientists have demonstrated that attention and working memory are two sides of the same neural coin; what's more, they ...
New discoveries of deep brain simulation put it on par with therapeutics
Possibly speeding the process and allowing personalized treatmentCredit: University of Houston Despite having remarkable utility in treating movement disorders such ...
‘Zombie’ genes? Research shows some genes come to life in the brain after death
Post-mortem changes may shed light on important brain studiesCredit: Dr. Jeffrey Loeb/UIC In the hours after we die, certain cells ...
New genetic links found to rare eye disease
Gene mutations explain why patients with MacTel are unable to produce enough of an amino acid needed for eye healthCredit: ...
For good health, trust your gut
UC chemist uses federal grant to study brain-immune system communicationCredit: Ravenna Rutledge/UC Creative If it seems like your stomach has ...
Tiny machine poised to unlock brain’s mysteries
Novel device records, senses and manipulates 'mini-brains'Credit: Northwestern University A team of scientists, led by researchers at Northwestern University, Shirley ...
Identifying cells to better understand healthy and diseased behavior
Graphical model an advance in common neuroscience bottleneckCredit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech In researching the causes and potential treatments for ...
Researchers discover how the brain learns from subconscious stimuli
Credit: Neuron Researchers uncovered for the first time what happens in animals' brains when they learn from subconscious, visual stimuli. ...
New molecular driver of frontal circuit maturation discovered
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Mount Sinai Researchers find a new way to prevent attention deficits associated with Fragile X, ...
Peter Goadsby, migraine expert, awarded the Brain Prize 2021
Credit: UCLA Health Dr. Peter Goadsby, professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been ...