Where in a nerve cell is a certain receptor protein located? Without an answer to this question, it is difficult to draw firm conclusions about the function of this protein. Two scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology ...
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Selective communication among brain regions is crucial for brain function. But the weak and sparse connectivity of the brain is a big hurdle. During the last decade neuroscientists have identified various means by which this ...
Aug 21, 2020
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Researchers in the Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology and Osaka University have identified a human white matter pathway associated with ...
Nov 20, 2018
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In a small proof-of-concept study, researchers at Johns Hopkins report a complex mathematical method to measure electrical communications within the heart can successfully predict the effectiveness of catheter ablation, the ...
Jul 17, 2017
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Astrocytomas are special type of brain tumours that are difficult to treat, because they do not respond to standard therapies. One reason for this resistance could be their ability to form a communication network. This was ...
Nov 5, 2015
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Two years ago, Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy and Rice University's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics made the startling discovery that cancer, like an enemy hacker ...
Oct 7, 2014
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The process researchers use to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)—a special type of stem cell that can be made in the lab from any type of adult cell—is time consuming and inefficient. To speed things up, ...
Sep 25, 2012
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Researchers from the University of Utah have gained new insight into the regulation of adult nerve cell generation in the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates many aspects of behavior, mood, and metabolism. ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Black and ethnic minority communities experienced great anxiety over work, education and disproportionate attention from police during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new report by researchers at UCL, Goldsmiths and Royal ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Animals use chemical substances called pheromones to communicate with each other and attract mates, mark territory, and signal danger. Plants release volatile organic compounds to attract pollinators and repel predators. ...
Jun 21, 2023
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