Measuring Motor Neuron Communication May Shed Light on Neurodegenerative Diseases
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…
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…
Two published studies from independent research groups show that Dilp8 is an essential part of normal insect development, slowing growth rate and allowing sufficient time…
New research has shown that the individual neurons in the brains of common pigeons could relay crucial information about the Earth’s magnetic field, potentially providing…
In an effort to better understand why fruit flies are immediately attracted to our food, a team of scientists developed a device, called Flywalk, to…
New research from scientists at Harvard University examines the mitotic spindle, finding that the spindle is more complex than previously thought. Using a femtosecond laser…
A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina describes how they used PAPupuncture to deliver long-lasting pain relief by exploiting the molecular…
Neurobiologists at Washington University School of Medicine are studying how a protein that lacks any definable structure plays a vital role in cell channels. While…
It was previously thought that the brain featured a specific “God Spot” that was responsible for the neuropsychological basis for spirituality. A new study from…
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…
While studying male fruit flies, researchers discovered that sexually deprived flies will consume more alcohol than sexually satisfied male flies and that the flies’ behavior…
A new study showed that locomotion could be restored in mice with a Huntington’s-like condition by using GABA neurons forged from human embryonic stem cells….
The male zebra finch has some 2,000 genes in a region of the brain known as “Area X” that are significantly linked to singing and…
New findings show a non-invasive way to administer anxiolytic neuropeptide S (NPS). While working with mice, the findings show that intranasally administered neuropeptide S was…
Researchers were able to reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice by blocking the enzyme known as HDAC2. With the number of worldwide Alzheimer’s victims expected to…
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 UCLA have published a study in the journal Biological Psychology showing the first evidence of a link between traumatic brain injury and an…
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…