Researchers identify key mechanism linking brain stress to Alzheimer's disease
Researchers with the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have unveiled a critical mechanism that ...
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Pioneering protocol sheds light on NMDA receptor distribution in Alzheimer's brains
Researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the ...
Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy
In this interview from SfN 2024, Professor Nancy Ip, President of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, shares ...
Unique protein complex found to influence brain function and anxiety
Scientists at Université de Montréal and its affiliated Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) have uncovered unique roles for a protein ...
Childhood abuse can induce stress that changes neural networks and functions during growth
Childhood neglect and/or abuse can induce extreme stress that significantly changes neural networks and functions during growth. This can lead ...
Breast cancer and MEN1: exploring the connection
In a recent publication in the PLOS One Journal, researchers evaluated the role of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 1 (MEN1) messenger ...
Structure of the irregular neuronal connection strengths contains a hidden order, study finds
In the brain, our perception arises from a complex interplay of neurons that are connected via synapses. But the number ...
New kind of synapse discovered in neurons’ tiny hairs
Scientists at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus have discovered a new kind of synapse in the tiny hairs on the surface ...
Age exacerbates COVID neuroimmunological symptoms
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago investigated whether ...
Molecular 'connector' may underlie gender differences in cocaine’s effects, mice study shows
Scientists have long known that cocaine works by latching on to molecular connectors on the surface of brain cells, allowing ...
