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Pre-Clinical Piglets Reveal Gut-Brain Link Via Cortisol
Researchers suggest a pathway of communication between certain gut bacteria and brain metabolites, by way of the stress hormone cortisol.
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Superior Olfactory Language and Cognition in Odor-Color Synesthesia
Psychologists explore the language of color between normal smelling individuals and odor-color synesthetes.
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Freedom of Information Request Reveals Benefits of Blocked MS Drug
A drug that is blocked by the EU regulatory system has now been found to improve the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
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Researchers Make Surprising Discovery About How Neurons Talk to Each Other
The new findings, made in fruit flies and mice, challenge the existing dogma about how neurons that release the chemical signal dopamine communicate, and may have important implications for many dopamine-related diseases.
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Brain Circuit Dedicated to Retrieving Memories Discovered at MIT
MIT neuroscientists have now shown, for the first time, that recalling a memory requires a “detour” circuit that branches off from the original memory circuit.
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Test Successfully Identifies Which Research Results in Mice Will Help Humans With MS
In determining which genes are conserved across species, the researchers also discovered a new gene that improves myelin repair.
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Spatial Context Represented in Retrosplenial Cortex
Researchers implicate neurons in the retrosplenial cortex as being important for navigation.
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Specific Gene Combinations Linked to Glioblastoma
A Yale-led team of researchers has identified specific gene combinations that can cause the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, using new technology that can also pinpoint triggers of other types cancers.
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New Version of CRISPR Corrects RNA Defects Linked to Huntington’s, ALS
Researchers have used CRISPR to correct the molecular mistakes that lead to microsatellite repeat expansion diseases, which include myotonic dystrophy types 1 and 2, the most common form of hereditary ALS, and Huntington's disease.
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Circular RNA Linked to Brain Function
When a RNA molecule called Cdr1as was deleted from the genome of mice, the animals had problems filtering out unnecessary information – like patients suffering from neuropsychiatric disorders.
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