New research identifies potential therapeutic target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114719Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's diseas

Updated on: September 23,2024

New research identifies potential therapeutic target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

byVIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114719Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's diseas

Updated on:September 23,2024

The decision to eat may come down to these three neurons

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityVMHBDNFneurons suppress food intake and body weight. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08098-1Speaking, singing, coughing, la

Updated on: November 07,2024

The decision to eat may come down to these three neurons

by Katherine Fenz,Rockefeller UniversityVMHBDNFneurons suppress food intake and body weight. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08098-1Speaking, singing, coughing, la

Updated on:November 07,2024

Link between anemia and mild cognitive impairment

by IOS PressIn a large population-based study of randomly selected participants in Germany, researchers found that participants with anemia, defined as haemoglobin <13 g/dl in men and <12 g

Updated on: February 27,2024

Link between anemia and mild cognitive impairment

by IOS PressIn a large population-based study of randomly selected participants in Germany, researchers found that participants with anemia, defined as haemoglobin <13 g/dl in men and <12 g

Updated on:February 27,2024

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

byUniversity of Technology, Sydney1. Mice are trained to press a left and right lever for pellet and sucrose outcomes (counterbalanced), 2. Mice are prefed to satiety on one of the two outcomes

Updated on: January 14,2025

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

byUniversity of Technology, Sydney1. Mice are trained to press a left and right lever for pellet and sucrose outcomes (counterbalanced), 2. Mice are prefed to satiety on one of the two outcomes

Updated on:January 14,2025

New research shines light on highly sensitive human visual system

byUniversity of HelsinkiThe performance of human observers agrees with the new dim light detection model where performance is fundamentally limited by retinal thresholding nonlinearities along t

Updated on: December 17,2024

New research shines light on highly sensitive human visual system

byUniversity of HelsinkiThe performance of human observers agrees with the new dim light detection model where performance is fundamentally limited by retinal thresholding nonlinearities along t

Updated on:December 17,2024

Alzheimer's risk factors may be measurable in adolescents and young adults

by Alzheimer's AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainRisk factors for Alzheimer's dementia may be apparent as early as our teens and 20s, according to new research reported at the Alzheimer'

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's risk factors may be measurable in adolescents and young adults

by Alzheimer's AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainRisk factors for Alzheimer's dementia may be apparent as early as our teens and 20s, according to new research reported at the Alzheimer'

Updated on:April 07,2024

Scientists describe biomarkers associated with brain injury

by Jilin UniversityBrain injury is a common pathological process during neurological diseases. Understanding the biomarkers produced after a brain injury may not only help in the diagnosis of the dise

Updated on: July 17,2024

Scientists describe biomarkers associated with brain injury

by Jilin UniversityBrain injury is a common pathological process during neurological diseases. Understanding the biomarkers produced after a brain injury may not only help in the diagnosis of the dise

Updated on:July 17,2024

Discouraged zebrafish help reveal how ketamine works in the brain

byHoward Hughes Medical InstituteCredit: Duque, Chen, Hsu, et al.The decades-old anesthetic ketamine could be a game changer for treating severe depression, but there are still many questions ab

Updated on: January 19,2025

Discouraged zebrafish help reveal how ketamine works in the brain

byHoward Hughes Medical InstituteCredit: Duque, Chen, Hsu, et al.The decades-old anesthetic ketamine could be a game changer for treating severe depression, but there are still many questions ab

Updated on:January 19,2025

Scientists find neurons that process language on different timescales

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyExperimental procedure and the distribution of the implanted electrodes for Dataset 1. Credit:Nature Human Behaviour(2024). DOI:

Updated on: September 06,2024

Scientists find neurons that process language on different timescales

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyExperimental procedure and the distribution of the implanted electrodes for Dataset 1. Credit:Nature Human Behaviour(2024). DOI:

Updated on:September 06,2024

Sleep apnea linked to changes in the brain

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Google DeepMind from PexelsPeople with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and thin

Updated on: January 15,2025

Sleep apnea linked to changes in the brain

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Google DeepMind from PexelsPeople with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and thin

Updated on:January 15,2025

Genetic testing changes course of care in children with neurodevelopmental conditions

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdding genetic testing to the evaluation of pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) resulted in more i

Updated on: January 08,2025

Genetic testing changes course of care in children with neurodevelopmental conditions

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdding genetic testing to the evaluation of pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) resulted in more i

Updated on:January 08,2025

ATP prevents harmful aggregation of proteins associated with Parkinson's and ALS, scientists discover

Updated on: May 15,2025

ATP prevents harmful aggregation of proteins associated with Parkinson's and ALS, scientists discover

Updated on:May 15,2025