Von Economo Neuron Discovered in the Insula of Macaque Monkeys
A scientist from the Max Planck Institute discovered that von Economo neuron (VEN) is also found in the insula of macaque monkeys. This discovery may…
A scientist from the Max Planck Institute discovered that von Economo neuron (VEN) is also found in the insula of macaque monkeys. This discovery may…
Using brain-imaging data from 2001, scientists at UCLA examine the damage to Phineas Gage’s cerebral cortex and the impact it had on his personality by…
A newly published research study shows the benefits of smoking cannabis for spasticity in multiple sclerosis. Using 30 adult patients with multiple sclerosis, the researchers…
Many people know that soda and sweets aren’t a healthy choice of food, but did you know that a diet steadily high in fructose slows…
Yale researchers have identified the source of neuropathic pain that many diabetics suffer from and believe they may be able to target it. While working…
While researching embryonic stem cells, scientists at the UNC School of Medicine discovered that by housing a protein called Bax in its active form in…
Neuroscientists from UCLA have developed a system to measure communication between stem cell-derived motor neurons and muscle cells in a Petri dish. They hope that…
Robots may be moving from the assembly line to neurosurgery before you know it. Using a robotic arm guided by a cell-detecting computer algorithm, scientists…
A new vaccine has been found to extend the life of patients suffering from recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. A phase 2 clinical trial showed that by…
Lost memories may be a thing of the past as neuroscientists conduct research on mice to test memory recall. By using optogenetics and stimulating the…
Experiments show that scouting bees, much like novelty-seeking humans, have differences in brain activity in genes related to dopamine and glutamate signaling between neurons. Genomic…
New findings from cellular biologists at the University of Michigan may offer a new way to treat rare inherited metabolic disorders, as well as more…
A new published report from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry shows how different chaperones cooperate during the folding process. The scientists found that the…
Neurologists just took another step forward in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. While studying mice, they discovered that the antibodies that block the function of…
While testing wild strains of yeast containing prions, researchers at MIT discovered that prions awaken dormant stretches of genes that can help the yeast survive…
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory are studying how alcohol consumption affects brain volume. Their recently published research on mice shows…
Researchers at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) believe they have found a way to help the brain replace damaged oligodendrocytes and myelin. By using a…
Researchers at UCLA are using a positron emission tomography (PET) brain scan in conjunction with chemical marker they created, called FDDNP, to pinpoint where in…