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New two-photon microscope provides unprecedented brain-imaging ability

Advancing our understanding of the human brain will require new insights into how neural circuitry works in mammals, including laboratory mice.

3 Dec 2021

Persistency allows value signals to be most effectively coded across different brain areas

In 2019 University of California San Diego researchers discovered the area of the brain where "value decisions" are made.

24 Nov 2021

Study uncovers how brain cells encode head motion to enable navigation during the day and night

To navigate successfully in an environment, you need to continuously track the speed and direction of your head, even in the dark.

From University College London 17 Nov 2021

Mysterious protein clusters found on neurons are calcium-signaling “hotspots”, study reveals

For 30 years, mysterious clusters of proteins found on the cell body of neurons in the hippocampus, a part of the brain, both intrigued and baffled James Trimmer.

From The University of California, Davis 15 Nov 2021

Tough protein connects directly with neurons to cause damaging inflammatory reaction in the brain

Neuroinflammatory diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury, have been linked to deposits of a tough protein known as fibrin, derived from the blood clotting factor fibrinogen.

9 Nov 2021

OHSU part of new project investigating stem cell therapy as potential glaucoma treatment

Oregon Health & Science University is part of a national research project investigating stem cell therapy as a potential treatment for glaucoma, the world's second leading cause of blindness.

1 Nov 2021

Scientists identify gene crucial to sperm cell production

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's appear to have flipped another piece in the underexplored puzzle of male infertility.

27 Oct 2021

New insight into how neurons and astrocytes work together to form healthy synapses

Brain cells called astrocytes play a key role in helping neurons develop and function properly, but there's still a lot scientists don't understand about how astrocytes perform these important jobs.

26 Oct 2021

Mice study shows how air pollution reduces sperm count by causing brain inflammation

Researchers have long known that air pollution can increase the risk of disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and fertility, but they did not know the exact mechanism for how it can lead to these health conditions.

26 Oct 2021

Research reveals involvement of secretory granules in Parkinson’s disease

Recent research states that the number of secretory granules (SGs) in tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons and the marker proteins secretogranin III substantially lowered in the substantia nigra and striatum regions of mice exposed to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine.

13 Oct 2021

Neuronal variability boosts learning and performance, says research

Scientists from Imperial College London discovered that variation between brain cells might accelerate learning and enhance the functioning of the brain and future AI.

8 Oct 2021

Experts state muscle-secreted neurturin provides similar results as exercise

Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet pinpointed a protein that enhances motor coordination, muscular metabolism, and exercise performance in mice.

1 Oct 2021

Intermittent fasting slows aging and increases longevity in fruit flies, study shows

Whether intermittent fasting is called the 5:2 diet or the 16/8 method, celebrities swear that these eating regimens are a great way to lose weight. Fasting is now trendy, but real science backs up claims that fasting two days a week or restricting eating to an eight-hour window each day leads to weight loss.

30 Sep 2021

Stringent lineage tracing crucial for studies of nerve cell regeneration

UT Southwestern stem cell scientists find that stringent lineage tracing is crucial for studies of nerve cell regeneration. Their results, which are published in Cell, show that this tracing is far from routine in the field and suggest that earlier studies reporting "striking" regeneration results must be reexamined.

30 Sep 2021

Neuron News and Research

New two-photon microscope provides unprecedented brain-imaging ability

Persistency allows value signals to be most effectively coded across different brain areas

Study uncovers how brain cells encode head motion to enable navigation during the day and night

Mysterious protein clusters found on neurons are calcium-signaling “hotspots”, study reveals

Tough protein connects directly with neurons to cause damaging inflammatory reaction in the brain

OHSU part of new project investigating stem cell therapy as potential glaucoma treatment

Scientists identify gene crucial to sperm cell production

New insight into how neurons and astrocytes work together to form healthy synapses

Mice study shows how air pollution reduces sperm count by causing brain inflammation

Research reveals involvement of secretory granules in Parkinson’s disease

Neuronal variability boosts learning and performance, says research

Experts state muscle-secreted neurturin provides similar results as exercise

Intermittent fasting slows aging and increases longevity in fruit flies, study shows

Stringent lineage tracing crucial for studies of nerve cell regeneration

Researchers develop novel cell reprogramming strategy to slow down glioblastomas

Researchers discover the role of a retrotransposon in horizontal memory transfer in roundworms

Old habit-controlling neurons may also play a key role in learning new tricks

Study identifies C9orf72 repeat expansion using novel genetic marker

Study discovers Parkinson’s disease-linked protein impairs mitochondria

New research identifies a master timekeeper for the brain's circadian clock

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