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A study in fruit flies has identified a protein which authors say acts as a connection between multiple genes that cause the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) when mutated. The research could point the way towards therapies that address the complex genetics of ALS.

Researchers have developed a microfluidic brain chip which could be used for simultaneously assessing drug treatments for malignant brain tumors.

New research suggests that sleep plays an essential role in the development of language skills in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

A neuron found in mice may be critical to a pathway that can stop feeding without subsequent nauseating effects and influence the long term intake of food, suggests a new study.

New research suggests that rewarding participants during a visual perceptual task leads to performance gains only if participants follow up the task with sleep.

Epigenetic changes occur in the DNA of breast cancer cells that have developed a resistance to hormone therapy, an effective treatment for ER+ breast cancer, which accounts for 70% of all diagnoses.

In an article published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease, the International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC) consortium reviews the progress made over the past decade in the genomics of Parkinson's disease (PD).

Researchers have discovered that when the protein bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP4) is switched off, breast cancer can become more aggressive.

Researchers from the DZIF have developed a new laboratory assay to detect the novel Chinese coronavirus. The assay protocol has now been published by WHO as a guideline for diagnostic detection.

A new technique, called cryo-SR/EM, combines images captured from electron microscopes and super-resolution light microscopes, resulting in detailed 3D views of the inside of cells.