Analyzing single cells leads to new insights about how brains grow and operate

What a look at more than 3,000 kinds of cells in the human brain tells usAnalyzing single cells leads to new insights about how brains grow and operateA deep look at the collections of cellular reside

Updated on: October 30,2023

Analyzing single cells leads to new insights about how brains grow and operate

What a look at more than 3,000 kinds of cells in the human brain tells usAnalyzing single cells leads to new insights about how brains grow and operateA deep look at the collections of cellular reside

Updated on:October 30,2023

'Jumping' genes yield new clues to origins of neurodegenerative disease

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.08.011Massive, repetitive stretches of DNA in the human genome may harbor hints ab

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Jumping' genes yield new clues to origins of neurodegenerative disease

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.08.011Massive, repetitive stretches of DNA in the human genome may harbor hints ab

Updated on:January 21,2024

Occipital Neuralgia

Occipital Neuralgiais a condition in which theoccipital nerves, the nerves that run through the scalp, are injured or inflamed. This causes headaches that feel like severe piercing, throbb

Updated on: December 21,2023

Occipital Neuralgia

Occipital Neuralgiais a condition in which theoccipital nerves, the nerves that run through the scalp, are injured or inflamed. This causes headaches that feel like severe piercing, throbb

Updated on:December 21,2023

“SCOUT” helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids

Unbiased, high-throughput analysis pipeline improves utility of “minibrains” for understanding development and diseases such as Zika infection.Watch VideoDavid Orenstein|The Picower Instit

Updated on: October 11,2023

“SCOUT” helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids

Unbiased, high-throughput analysis pipeline improves utility of “minibrains” for understanding development and diseases such as Zika infection.Watch VideoDavid Orenstein|The Picower Instit

Updated on:October 11,2023

that attractor dynamics in the monkey prefrontal cortex reflect the confidence of decisions

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressTemporal-discounting task performed by monkeys during the team's experiments. In each trial, the animals first touched a bar, after which a red dot was presented.

Updated on: October 23,2023

that attractor dynamics in the monkey prefrontal cortex reflect the confidence of decisions

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressTemporal-discounting task performed by monkeys during the team's experiments. In each trial, the animals first touched a bar, after which a red dot was presented.

Updated on:October 23,2023

Hearing loss can raise risks for cognitive decline, study shows

by Carole Tanzer MillerA new, large study from France underscores the link between adult hearing loss and dementia."Given the major burden ofcognitive declineand the absence of curati

Updated on: October 16,2024

Hearing loss can raise risks for cognitive decline, study shows

by Carole Tanzer MillerA new, large study from France underscores the link between adult hearing loss and dementia."Given the major burden ofcognitive declineand the absence of curati

Updated on:October 16,2024

Discovery reveals fragile X syndrome begins developing even before birth

by Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet,University of Wisconsin-MadisonGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.09.014Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inher

Updated on: October 11,2023

Discovery reveals fragile X syndrome begins developing even before birth

by Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet,University of Wisconsin-MadisonGraphical abstract. Credit:Neuron(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.09.014Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inher

Updated on:October 11,2023

New environmental risk score assesses a person's risk for developing ALS using blood sample

Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrop

Updated on: October 31,2023

New environmental risk score assesses a person's risk for developing ALS using blood sample

Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrop

Updated on:October 31,2023

Alpha, beta, theta: What are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?

by Susan Hillier,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere's no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a "theta" state—said to help with re

Updated on: December 26,2023

Alpha, beta, theta: What are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?

by Susan Hillier,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere's no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a "theta" state—said to help with re

Updated on:December 26,2023

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on: October 31,2023

Stem cell replacement therapy a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In a new study, researchers describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells.A sympt

Updated on:October 31,2023

'Black Myth: Wukong' Soars in Sales but Stirs Dizziness Debate

Updated on: August 27,2024

'Black Myth: Wukong' Soars in Sales but Stirs Dizziness Debate

Updated on:August 27,2024

Regenerative cell therapy for epilepsy

by Japhet Johnstone,Free University of BerlinCredit:Cell Stem Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.08.013Together with colleagues, veterinarian and neuroscientist Sonja Bröer has res

Updated on: October 11,2023

Regenerative cell therapy for epilepsy

by Japhet Johnstone,Free University of BerlinCredit:Cell Stem Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.08.013Together with colleagues, veterinarian and neuroscientist Sonja Bröer has res

Updated on:October 11,2023