Trending News
News
News
Gene Variants Help Explain Why People of African Descent Have Far Higher Stroke Risk
African-Americans have up to three times the risk of dying from strokes as people of European descent, yet there has been little investigation of if and how genetic variants contribute to their elevated stroke risk. Until now.
News
Humans, Mice and Flies All Build Their Brains Using the Same Genetic Mechanisms
A new study has shown that humans, mice and flies share the same fundamental genetic mechanisms that regulate the formation and function of brain areas involved in attention and movement control.
News
Nose Study Sniffs Out the Origins of Parkinson's Disease
New research into the origins of Parkinson’s disease has identified a critical signaling molecule that may be key to the domino effect kicked off by nasal inflammation.
News
Body and Brain Age Faster After Childhood Trauma
New research suggests that children who suffer trauma from abuse or violence early in life show biological signs of aging faster than children who have never experienced adversity.
News
Energy Demands Put a Limit on the Brain's Processing Capacity
Our brains have an upper limit on how much they can process at once due to a constant but limited energy supply, according to a new study.
News
The Unfolded Cerebellum Is Three Feet Long
Sometimes referred to by its Latin translation as the '"little brain"', the cerebellum is located close to the brainstem and sits under the cortex in the hindbrain. New research at San Diego State University, however, calls the "little" terminology into question.
News
Mouse Study Shows Fragile X Neurons Lack Signal-Detecting "Antennas"
Structures called primary cilia – which act like TV antennas for cells to detect signals – are present in fewer numbers in mice born with Fragile X syndrome, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). Study results were published July 30 in the journal Stem Cell Reports.
News
Neural Progenitor Cells Discovered in the Optic Nerve
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have for the first time identified stem cells in the region of the optic nerve, which transmits signals from the eye to the brain. The finding presents a new theory on why the most common form of glaucoma may develop and provides potential new ways to treat a leading cause of blindness in American adults.
News
A "Google Earth" for the Brain Has Been Published
"Julich-Brain" is the name of the first 3D-atlas of the human brain that reflects the variability of the brain’s structure with microscopic resolution. The atlas features close to 250 structurally distinct areas, each one based on the analysis of 10 brains. German researchers led by Prof. Katrin Amunts have now presented the new brain atlas in the renowned journal Science.
News
Brain Stimulation Could Modify Fear Memories
What if we were able to modify the negative effect of a returning memory that makes us afraid? A research group from the University of Bologna succeeded in this and developed a new non-invasive experimental protocol.
Advertisement