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Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered the protein that enables mammals to sense cold, filling a long-standing knowledge gap in the field of…
New research indicates that chemicals found in countless household products can damage specialized brain cells. A team of researchers from the Case Western Reserve University…
Research on mice could guide the pursuit of treatments for brain development disorders in children with mutations in the SYNGAP1 gene. Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins…
Scientists at CANDLE have discovered that adolescents who grapple with the bigger meaning of social situations experience greater brain growth, which predicts stronger identity development…
The collaboration with NIH has implications for understanding the responses of the neural-immune system and the process of aging. In a recent study of the…
Mapping brain changes in nearly 1,300 people with different types of mental illness reveals diversity across conditions. A breakthrough project mapping brain changes in nearly…
The new model has the potential to accelerate research into neurodegenerative diseases. In a joint project between MedUni Vienna and TU Wien, the world’s first…
Research conducted by Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science illustrates how parts of the brain need to work together to focus on important information…
Bonn researchers have discovered a link between autobiographical memory and aphantasia. When people lack visual imagination, this is known as aphantasia. Researchers from the University…
Scientists have discovered that the brain’s aging process is more complex than previously thought, with different mechanisms affecting how memory and cognitive functions decline. Researchers…
Researchers See Ancient Genes As Potential Targets for Dementia Treatment Genetic remnants of viruses that are naturally present in the human genome could affect the…
With the rise in gestational diabetes and metabolic disorders during pregnancy, metformin is also being prescribed more frequently. Although it is known that the oral…
Compared to healthy volunteers, affected U.S. government personnel did not exhibit MRI-detectable brain injury or biological abnormalities that would explain symptoms. Using advanced imaging techniques…
The mammalian brain is a web of densely interconnected neurons, yet one of the mysteries in neuroscience is how tools that capture relatively few components…
First-of-its-kind study finds more gait impairments in older adults by ‘throwing them a curve’. A first-of-its-kind study suggests that to detect subtle gait impairments in…
According to a study recently published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, individuals exposed to higher levels of traffic-related air…
Inhibiting the STING protein in aged mice leads to decreased inflammation and improved memory and physical function, highlighting a promising approach to mitigating aging-related challenges….