Mice have long been a central part of neuroscience research, providing a flexible model that scientists can control and study to learn more about the intricate inner workings of the brain. Historically, researchers have favored ...
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Insulin is not only a regulator of blood sugar, but also has an influence on life expectancy. If the insulin signaling pathway is inhibited, animals live longer. But which tissue is crucial for this? And do males and females ...
Feb 23, 2023
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In nature, when two animals fight, they are seldom without an audience. Pull back the camera on a pair of clashing lions and you'll see their peers looking on.
Feb 16, 2023
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In a mouse study, researchers have identified a potential non-hormonal contraceptive that men could take shortly before sexual activity and have fertility restored the next day.
Feb 14, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that specific calcium channels help regulate sex differences in the functioning of immune cells for neuroinflammation and overall neuropathic pain, according to findings ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Microglia are cells that are central to both brain health as well as disease progression in many neurological conditions. Normally, microglia stabilize the brain by clearing out damaged neurons and protein plaques often associated ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Females' propensity to deposit more fat in places like their hips, buttocks and the backs of their arms, so-called subcutaneous fat, is protective against brain inflammation, which can result in problems like dementia and ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Past social trauma is encoded by a population of stress/threat-responsive brain cells that become hyperactivated during subsequent interaction with non-threatening social targets. As a consequence, previously rewarding social ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Why are cancers of the adrenal glands more common among women? Why are prognoses worse for them? A team of scientists led by a CNRS researcher answers these questions in an article published on October 14, 2022 in Science ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Pantothenate acid, also known as vitamin B5, stimulated the production of brown fat in both cell cultures and mice, a new study finds. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology ...
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