Study finds that in nematodes, SKN-1B controls behaviors like foraging, eating, and resting. In nematode worms, a key controller allows the worm to sense when…
The discovery, from the UNC School of Medicine lab of Mark Zylka, Ph.D., offers pain researchers a new, precise target to treat inflammation associated with…
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a drug that works against depression by a completely different mechanism than existing…
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a new drug that could prevent Alzheimer’s disease…
A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a real drug or receiving a treatment to alleviate pain is due to…
Research from the School of Biosciences has led to the development of the MeshCODE theory, a revolutionary new theory for understanding brain and memory function. This…
Treatable sleep disorder common in people with thinking and memory problems. Obstructive sleep apnea is when breathing is repeatedly interrupted during sleep. Research has shown…
Findings suggest this hippocampal circuit helps us to maintain our timeline of memories. When we experience a new event, our brain records a memory of…
McGill study a step in understanding the mechanism of psychedelics’ impact on the brain and potential for therapeutic use. Researchers from McGill University have discovered,…
Dreams take us to what feels like a different reality. They also happen while we’re fast asleep. So, you might not expect that a person…
Researchers at the University of Basel have discovered a molecular mechanism that plays a central role in intact long-term memory. This mechanism is also involved…
Research in C. elegans shows how melatonin activates the BK channel in the brain. Melatonin is used as a dietary supplement to promote sleep and…
Scientists identify first compound to repair degenerating brain cells in paralyzing disease. New compound targets neurons that initiate voluntary movement After 60 days of treatment,…
People with COVID-19 may lose their sense of smell and taste for up to five months after infection, according to a preliminary study released today,…
UC Riverside mouse study shows where in the brain sensory input is transformed to movement. When we step on the car brake upon seeing a…
Novel study used brain organoids genetically modified to mimic now-extinct Neanderthals. As a professor of pediatrics and cellular and molecular medicine at University of California…
The more variation in wake-up time and sleep time, the worse mood and more chance of depression symptoms in study of first-year medical residents. An…
For centuries, humans have blamed the moon for our moods, accidents, and even natural disasters. But new research indicates that our planet’s celestial companion impacts…