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Anorexia is a debilitating eating disorder, and was long thought to be purely psychological. New research is challenging this by revealing that gut microbes may have a significant role in anorexia. A recent review examines the evidence that gut microbes can contribute to anorexia and may provide a new method to treat it.

Brain cells often cluster and grow together creating three-dimensional columns. While this pillar-like pattern of neurons is established, the exact mechanism behind its formation is still elusive. New research explains how molecules in the brain work in conjunction to create these architectural marvels of the brain.

Imagine you gave the exact same art pieces to two different groups of people and asked them to curate an art show. Later, imagine your surprise when the two art shows are nearly identical. How did these groups organize in the same way without communication? The dominant hypothesis is that people are born with categories already in their brains, but a new study has discovered a novel explanation.

A new study, conducted be researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Laboratory of Neural Systems and Behavior has used an animal model to show that unstable sleep patterns can predict vulnerability to stress.

A new study suggests a link between toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection and the risk of glioma, a type of brain cancer, in adults. The report finds that people who have glioma are more likely to have antibodies to T. gondii (indicating that they have had a previous infection) than a similar group that was cancer free.

In a study published in the journal Clinical Epigenetics, researchers identified a set of genomic features, called DNA methylation regions, in sperm samples from men who were known to have autistic children.

Scientists have known for years that mutations in the MLL4 gene can cause Kabuki syndrome, a rare developmental disorder. But a new study illuminates new details regarding how this occurs.

A new study sheds light on how the timing of a memory is encoded in the hippocampus, and suggests that time and space are encoded separately.

A new study has found that up to 20% of glioblastomas – an aggressive type of brain cancer – are fueled by overactive mitochondria. The study also suggests that the mitochondrial subtype and may be treatable with existing drugs or investigational therapeutics currently in clinical development.

Researchers have identified a molecular signature that links together different cell populations in the brain that are selectively vulnerable to the neurodegenerative condition Alzheimer’s disease (AD).