Neuroscience
Lost memories might be able to be restored, new study indicates
New UCLA research indicates that lost memories can be restored. The findings offer some hope for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Dec 19, 2014
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Medical research
Free-standing 3D skeletal muscle constructs created in the lab
(Medical Xpress)—Industrial robots can do incredible things, but their control systems are still incredibly complex. They rely largely on rotary electric power that is feedback-controlled, usually through precision optical ...
Medical research
Gardening in the brain: Specialist cells prune connections between neurons
Gardeners know that some trees require regular pruning: some of their branches have to be cut so that others can grow stronger. The same is true of the developing brain: cells called microglia prune the connections between ...
Jul 21, 2011
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Neuroscience
The protein that makes us remember pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by scientists in Arizona in the US has demonstrated that an enzyme makes the body remember and remain sensitive to pain after an injury has healed.
Neuroscience
DNA associated with autism and schizophrenia: A synaptic adhesion signaling mechanism linked to disabilities
A joint research team of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology professors Um Ji-won and Ko Jae-won of the Department of Brain Sciences reported a new genetic mutation related to intellectual disability and discovered ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Neuroscience
Modeling memory in the brain
Scientists at EPFL have uncovered mathematical equations behind the way the brain forms – and even loses – memories.
May 18, 2015
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Medical research
Fast spiking axons take mitochondria for a ride
(Medical Xpress)—One of the most incredible instruments you might ever get to play with is a fiberoptic imaging wand that you hold against the underside of your tongue. Through a semi-mysterious optical arrangement, the ...
Genetics
Probe of DNA repeats reveals genetic link to schizophrenia
Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have found that repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia.
May 11, 2022
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Neuroscience
If you don't snooze, do you lose? Wake-sleep patterns affect brain synapses
An ongoing lack of sleep during adolescence could lead to more than dragging, foggy teens, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests.
Oct 9, 2011
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Neuroscience
Brain connections are more sophisticated than thought
In 1959, a scientist named Edward Gray showed that the miniscule gaps between neurons where chemical messages are sent, called synapses, come in two main varieties, which researchers later dubbed "excitatory" and "inhibitory."
Sep 8, 2016
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