Archive: 05/09/2019

Innovative technique for labeling and mapping inhibitory neurons reveals diverse tuning profile

Neurons are complex, highly connected cells engaged with multiple networks throughout the brain, and they exhibit a wide range of activity. As such, individual neurons can perform many functions. Neurons are generally classified ...

Sep 5, 2019

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Johns Hopkins opening new psychedelic research center, studying use of 'magic mushrooms' and more

Johns Hopkins Medicine is launching a new psychedelic research center where scientists will test the potential of so-called magic mushrooms and other drugs to treat some of the toughest mental health and addiction challenges.

Sep 5, 2019

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Secrets to soothing a cranky baby safely

(HealthDay)—Trying to calm a cranky baby can be stressful for parents, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has an important caution about what not to do.

Sep 5, 2019

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A tasty, good-for-you treat: roasted garlic

(HealthDay)—Few ingredients span the range of international cuisines as much as garlic. Garlic has a rich and interesting history as both a flavoring and a medicinal food.

Sep 5, 2019

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Apathy as an indicator of progression in Huntington's disease

Researchers from the brain cognition and plasticity group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Barcelona (UBNeuro) have led an innovative study that ...

Sep 5, 2019

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Discovery of neuronal ensemble activities orchestrated to represent one memory

The brain stores memories through a neuronal ensemble, termed engram cells. A unique system was established to transfer neuronal population activity into light with discrimination between engram and non-engram cells using ...

Sep 5, 2019

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The future of mind control

Electrodes implanted in the brain help alleviate symptoms like the intrusive tremors associated with Parkinson's disease. But current probes face limitations due to their size and inflexibility. "The brain is squishy and ...

Sep 5, 2019

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MouseLight project maps 1,000 neurons (and counting) in the mouse brain

Scientists are batting a thousand in a project to reconstruct the mouse brain's wiring diagram.

Sep 5, 2019

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ASHG asserts core genetic data privacy principles for all research and funding arenas

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today affirmed the crucial role of genetic and genomic data sharing to advance medicine and health research, and asserted core principles about privacy protections that should ...

Sep 5, 2019

Global analysis finds early onset colorectal cancer rising in many high-income countries

A new American Cancer Society study finds that colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is increasing exclusively in young adults in nine high-income countries spanning three continents. The study, appearing in the journal Gut, ...

Sep 5, 2019

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