Neuronal Crossroads: Decoding Brain Development
Study reveals how proteins direct nerve cell precursors to turn into specialized neurons. Brain development is a highly orchestrated process involving numerous parallel and sequential…
Study reveals how proteins direct nerve cell precursors to turn into specialized neurons. Brain development is a highly orchestrated process involving numerous parallel and sequential…
Many of the individuals released to long-term acute care facilities suffered from conditions that lasted for over a year. Researchers at UC San Francisco studied…
Nutrition plays a critical role in maintaining brain health in older adults, with the MIND diet offering cognitive benefits and personalized dietary discussions enhancing overall…
Activity taking place within the dendrites that branch off of neuron cell bodies is key to memory formation. Less than twenty minutes after finishing this…
A collaborative research team has developed a method to connect lab-grown brain tissues, enhancing the understanding of brain development and functions, and paving the way…
Cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attacks and strokes, stand as the top killers globally, taking approximately 18 million lives annually. This observation justifies the adage…
Dementia is a major health issue worldwide in the 21st century, impacting over 50 million people globally. This figure is expected to soar to 152…
Nestled at the back of your head, the cerebellum is a brain structure that plays a pivotal role in how we learn, adapting our actions…
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara, along with their international partners in Colombia, Brazil, and Germany, are making strides in comprehending the underlying mechanisms of Alzheimer’s…
Brain structure, particularly the hypothalamus size, varies with body weight, indicating a potential brain-based mechanism for obesity. Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a…
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine, WVU School of Medicine and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology discovered that specific neurons in the brain are…
Neurobiologists have discovered how stress turns into fear in the brain — in conditions such as PTSD — and a method to block it. Our…
Academics are proposing a new and improved way to help researchers discover when consciousness emerges in human infancy. When over the course of development do…
Scientists at the University of Leeds and Lancaster University in the UK have discovered a potential new target for Alzheimer’s disease treatment – PDE4B. Alzheimer’s…
Research reveals brain abnormalities in children with developmental language impairments, suggesting potential new pathways for diagnosis and treatment based on movement-related brain functions. A rigorous…
New research conducted by the Mayo Clinic, which was published in Nature Neuroscience, found that the cells serving as the central nervous system’s primary defense…
A new study indicates a link between sleep apnea and increased memory or thinking problems, based on self-reported data from over 4,000 participants. People who…
The research on oral temperature perception was funded by the NIH. Christian Lemon, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the…