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Vitamin B12 identified as the inhibitor of a key enzyme in hereditary Parkinson’s disease

Neuroscience NewsApril 4, 2019

Vitamin B12 significantly prevents the neurotoxicity of LRRK2 genetic variants associated with hereditary Parkinson's disease. The findings may help with the development of new therapies to combat the neurodegenerative disease. ... Read More...

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Anxiety and Depressive Disorders Alter Brain Gene Activity

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 7, 2019

Researchers depression and anxiety alters energy metabolism in the brain.... Read More...

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Gene that Lets You Eat As Much As You Like Holds Promise Against Obesity

Neuroscience NewsDecember 4, 2018

Removing the RCAN1 gene in mice reduced weight gain, even when the animals were fed high fat diets for prolonged periods of time. Researchers say the findings could help develop new treatments to help prevent obesity in humans.... Read More...

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The Brain’s Tiny Thrill Seekers

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 4, 2018

Researchers discover numerous differences in microglia between males and females. In males, the study reports, microglia is more abundant and permanently at attention.... Read More...

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Caffeine From Four Cups of Coffee Protects the Heart With the Help of Mitochondria

Neuroscience NewsJune 22, 2018

A new study reports caffeine concentration, the equivalent of four cups of coffee, can promote the movement of a regulatory protein into mitochondria. This can enhance mitochondrial function and protect heart cells from damage.... Read More...

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Genes Associated with Infantile Forms of Schizophrenia Identified

Neuroscience NewsJune 19, 2018

Researchers have identified gene mutations responsible for childhood onset schizophrenia. ... Read More...

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Molecular Mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease Unraveled

Neuroscience NewsJune 12, 2018

In Parkinson's disease, alpha synuclein clumps move to and damage mitochondrial proteins, making them less efficient and causing the mitochondrial to burst, leaking out chemicals that tell the cells to die, researchers say.... Read More...

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Astrocytes Help the Brain Tune Breathing Rhythms

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 8, 2018

A new study reveals the role astrocytes play in regulating breathing rhythms.... Read More...

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How Our Skin Communicates with the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 25, 2018

Inhibition of the P2X4 protein receptor in sensory neurons decreases sensitivity to touch, a new study reports. The findings could have implications for the development of new topical treatments for psoriasis and dermatitis.... Read More...

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Mitochondria in Brain May Be Source of Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 24, 2018

A highly toxic form of amyloid beta disrupts the normal function of mitochondria, researchers report.... Read More...

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The End of ‘Pump Fiction’

Neuroscience NewsNovember 10, 2017

Aarhus researchers provide new insight into the workings of the calcium pump.... Read More...

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Brain Cells That Control Appetite Identified

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2017

Recent findings from University of Warwick researchers could help find new treatments to control eating habits that lead to obesity. Researchers discovered tanycytes detect amino acids from food and directly 'tell' the brain when we feel full. Certain food, such as chicken, lentils and avocados, activate tanycytes and make us feel fuller quicker.... Read More...

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Healthy brain development is a human right

Like A Lot of Things, Women’s Gut Microbiomes Appear to Mature Earlier than Men’s

Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’

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Healthy brain development is a human right

Like A Lot of Things, Women’s Gut Microbiomes Appear to Mature Earlier than Men’s

Study identifies our ‘inner pickpocket’

Neurology

Like A Lot of Things, Women’s Gut Microbiomes Appear to Mature Earlier than Men’s

Multiple brain regions moderate and link depressive mood and pain

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Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

Psychology

Healthy brain development is a human right

Multiple brain regions moderate and link depressive mood and pain

Link between air pollution and anxiety in children investigated

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Vitamin B12 identified as the inhibitor of a key enzyme in hereditary Parkinson’s disease

Anxiety and Depressive Disorders Alter Brain Gene Activity

Gene that Lets You Eat As Much As You Like Holds Promise Against Obesity

The Brain’s Tiny Thrill Seekers

Caffeine From Four Cups of Coffee Protects the Heart With the Help of Mitochondria

Genes Associated with Infantile Forms of Schizophrenia Identified

Molecular Mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease Unraveled

Astrocytes Help the Brain Tune Breathing Rhythms

How Our Skin Communicates with the Brain

Mitochondria in Brain May Be Source of Alzheimer’s

The End of ‘Pump Fiction’

Brain Cells That Control Appetite Identified