Tag: Neurobiology

July 26, 2021

New Study in Nature Genetics uses SPARK database to investigate variants that are less damaging than de novo mutations, but ...

Better healthcare management can reduce the risk of delirium among older adults

New research outlines how those admitted on Sunday and Tuesday are more likely to develop delirium, a hospital complication Elderly ...

Neuroscientists posit that brain region is a key locus of learning

Credit: Sur Lab/ MIT Picower Institute Small and seemingly specialized, the brain's locus coeruleus (LC) region has been stereotyped for ...

What’s riskier for young soccer players, practice or game time?

On average, impacts are more frequent during drills, more severe during games For young soccer players, participating in repetitive technical ...

How the brain paints the beauty of a landscape

Researchers investigate how our brains proceed from merely seeing a landscape to feeling its aesthetic impactCredit: MPI for Empirical Aesthetics ...

‘Feel good’ brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals

Neuroscientists show that mice can learn to manipulate random dopamine impulses for rewardCredit: Julia Kuhl From the thrill of hearing ...

Device cracks milk protein

'Refolding' molecules to support medical solutionsCredit: Flinders University After gaining world attention by 'unboiling' egg protein, Flinders University scientists have ...

Brain-repair discovery could lead to new epilepsy treatments

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a previously unknown repair process ...

Investigational magnetic device shrinks glioblastoma in first-in-world human test

Credit: Houston Methodist Houston Methodist Neurological Institute researchers from the department of neurosurgery shrunk a deadly glioblastoma tumor by more ...

Neurotransmitter levels predict math ability

Glutamate and GABA in the brain have reverse relationships with math ability, which switch during developmentCredit: Zacharopoulos G, et al., ...

Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice

Scientists at Cambridge and Leeds have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to ...

Parkinson’s disease: How lysosomes become a hub for the propagation of the pathology

Over the last few decades, neurodegenerative diseases became one of the top 10 global causes of death. Researchers worldwide are ...

3D imaging reveals neural ‘vicious cycle’ in fatty liver disease

Credit: Adori et al., Science Advances, July 2021. With the application of a novel three-dimensional imaging technology, researchers at Karolinska ...

Alzheimer-linked enzyme complex ‘buckles up’ for safe trip through the cell

A research team led by Wim Annaert (VIB-KU Leuven) uncovered the early assembly of gamma-secretase, a protein complex linked to ...

Evidence of sustained benefits of pimavanserin for dementia-related psychosis

Evidence of the sustained benefits of an investigational antipsychotic treatment for people with dementia-related psychosis has been published. Up to ...

Take two: Integrating neuronal perspectives for richer results

Every brain function, from standing up to deciding what to have for dinner, involves neurons interacting. Studies focused on neuronal ...

Wearable brain-machine interface turns intentions into actions

New system based on user's motor-imagery could control wheelchair, robotic arm, or other devicesCredit: Georgia Tech A new wearable brain-machine ...

Scientists link frailty and neurocognitive decline in childhood cancer survivors

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have shown that frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult survivors of childhood ...

This is how the visual system shows us a more persistent world

An international collaboration elucidates the mechanisms that facilitate accurate identification of moving images. The findings have been published in Nature ...

Study links cognitive decline with both bone loss and fracture risk