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Anti-Aging Protein Protects the Brain from the Immune System
NewsThe choroid plexus is a complex network of cells that produce cerebrospinal fluid, and form an important barrier between the CNS and the blood. A new study has set out to discover why it also contains vastly higher levels of the anti-aging protein klotho that any other brain region.
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Soundwave Surgery Improves Life for Parkinson's Patients
NewsA high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease that has resisted other forms of treatment, a new study has found.
Neurons that Fire Together, Wire Together? Not Always
NewsAs the adage goes "neurons that fire together, wire together," but a new paper that analyzed connections in the visual cortex of mice suggests that things aren't always that simple.
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UCI Researchers Uncover Evidence of Restored Vision in Rats Following Cell Transplant
News Nov 05, 2018“Detailed visual cortical responses generated by retinal sheet transplants in rats with severe retinal degeneration.”
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The Reasons for Hemispheric Dominance in the Brain
News Nov 05, 2018The mechanisms are much more complex than hitherto assumed.
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Genetic Network Linked to Autism
News Nov 04, 2018Donnelly Centre researchers have uncovered a genetic network linked to autism using a non-biased CRISPR screen. The findings will facilitate developing new therapies for this common neurological disorder.
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Breakthrough in Childhood Brain Cancer
News Nov 02, 2018Scientists led by Newcastle University have been able to identify the group of children needing more intensive, aggressive chemotherapy for the most common form of brain cancer.
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Overactive Brain Signaling Leads to High Blood Pressure
News Nov 02, 2018High blood pressure, or hypertension, is suggested to be one of the leading risk factors for heart disease. The process in which high blood pressure causes heart disease is not completely understood. Now, researchers have found that high blood pressure caused by specific signalling from the brain promotes heart disease by altering stem cells with the bone marrow.
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Microscopy Reveals Serotonin Receptor in Action
News Nov 02, 2018Using Nobel Prize-winning microscope technology,researchers studied serotonin as it interacted with its receptor. Their images show serotonin attaching to the receptor and twisting open the channel. Open channels allow molecules to travel from outside the cell to inside. The new study highlights distinct conformations of the serotonin receptor that would make a cell more or less permeable to certain molecules - a key insight for drug developers.
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Machines That Learn Language More Like Kids Do
News Nov 02, 2018Children learn language by observing their environment and connecting the dots between what they see and hear. In computing, learning language is the task of parsers, trained on sentences annotated by humans that describe the structure and meaning behind words. But the annotations may not reflect how people naturally speak. New research describes a parser that learns by observing captioned videos, and associating the words with recorded objects and actions, to mimic the way children learn.
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Cocaine Adulterant May Cause Brain Damage
News Nov 02, 2018People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal cortex.
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Making Sense of Brainwaves
News Nov 02, 2018A new statistical tool for collectively analyzing large sets of brainwaves promises to accelerate neurofunctional research.
Animal Movement Controlled by Gut Bacteria
News Nov 01, 2018Research suggests that bacteria may regulate neuronal circuits behind movement in flies.
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