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Saturday January 28th 2012

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Making Memories Last

Stowers researchers discovered that a prion-like protein plays a key role in storing long-term memories. Memories in our brains are maintained by connections [Read More]

In the Brain, an Earlier Sign of Autism

In the Brain, an Earlier Sign of Autism

In their first year of life, babies who will go on to develop autism already show different brain responses when someone looks at or away from them. Although the [Read More]

Disruption of Biological Clocks Causes Neurodegeneration, Early Death

New research at Oregon State University provides evidence for the first time that disruption of circadian rhythms – the biological “clocks” found in many [Read More]

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Neurology

Making Memories Last

Stowers researchers discovered that a prion-like protein plays a key role in storing long-term memories. Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons [Read More]

Psychology

Magic Mushrooms’ Effects Illuminated in Brain Imaging Studies

Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given [Read More]

The Illusion of Courage: New Research Explains Why People Mispredict Their Behavior in Embarrassing Situation

The Illusion of Courage: New Research Explains Why People Mispredict Their Behavior in Embarrassing Situation

Whether it’s investing in stocks, bungee jumping or public speaking, why do we often plan to take risks but then [Read More]

Study Offers Clue As to Why Alcohol is Addicting

Study Offers Clue As to Why Alcohol is Addicting

UCSF Gallo scientists show that drinking releases brain endorphins Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins [Read More]

Electrophysiology

T-rays Technology Could Help Develop Star Trek-style Hand-held Medical Scanners

T-rays Technology Could Help Develop Star Trek-style Hand-held Medical Scanners

Scientists have developed a new way to create Terahertz waves (T-rays) that may one day lead to biomedical detective devices similar to the [Read More]

Genetics

Envelope for an Artificial Cell

Envelope for an Artificial Cell

Chemists have taken an important step in making artificial life forms from scratch. Using a novel chemical reaction, they have created [Read More]

Researchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons from Pluripotent Stem Cells

First-ever feat provides new method to understand cause of disease, develop drugs Led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego [Read More]

Genetic Study Offers Clues to How Intelligence Changes Through Life

Genetic Study Offers Clues to How Intelligence Changes Through Life

Scientists have estimated for the first time the extent to which genes determine changes in intelligence across the human life course. The study [Read More]

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Making Memories Last

Making Memories Last

Stowers researchers discovered that a prion-like protein plays a key role in storing long-term memories. Memories in our brains are maintained by connections between neurons called “synapses”. But how do these synapses stay strong and keep memories alive for decades? Neuroscientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered a major clue from a [Read More]

Researchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons from Pluripotent Stem Cells

Researchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons from Pluripotent Stem Cells

First-ever feat provides new method to understand cause of disease, develop drugs Led by researchers at the University of California, [Read Article]

Magic Mushrooms’ Effects Illuminated in Brain Imaging Studies

Magic Mushrooms’ Effects Illuminated in Brain Imaging Studies

Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the most [Read Article]

Walk This Way: Scientists and MBL Physiology Course Students Describe How a Motor Protein “Steps Out”

Walk This Way: Scientists and MBL Physiology Course Students Describe How a Motor Protein “Steps Out”

Just like people, some proteins have characteristic ways of “walking,” which (also like human gaits) are not so easy to describe. [Read Article]

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