What Keeps the Brain Awake?
A new study reveals a specific pathway in the brains of fruit flies that prevents them from falling asleep during the day.... Read More...
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Predicting Cell Conversion Factors
Researchers have created a new computational method that can accurately predict how one subpopulation of cells can be converted to another.... Read More...
Brain Stem Changes Identified in Parkinson’s
A new study reveals Parkinson's patients have more copies of mitochondrial DNA in the brain stem, leading to increased cell death within that area.... Read More...
Electron Microscopy Uncovers Unexpected Connections in Fruit Fly Brain
Microscopy technology allows researchers to discover new connections in brain areas associated with memory and learning in fruit flies.... Read More...
Cells in Fly Brains Responsible For Regulating Protein Levels Identified
Researchers may be able to affect what fruit flies eat by controlling neurons that regulate protein hunger.... Read More...
New Technique Studies Neuromodulation in Real Time
Researchers have developed a new, light sensitive technique that allows for visualization of neuromodulation in unprecedented detail.... Read More...
Sensory Stimuli Control Dopamine in the Brain
A group of neurons in the forebrain release dopamine when activated by visual or tactile stimuli, a new study reports.... Read More...
Music in the Brain: Imaging Genetic Study Links Dopamine Genes to Music
The effect music has on people may be genetically determined by dopamine functionality, a new study reports.... Read More...
Noradrenaline Linked to Vulnerability to Depression
A new study reveals a link between a vulnerability to depression and noradrenergic neurons.... Read More...
Regrowing Dopaminergic Neurons Could Pave Way For New Parkinson’s Therapy
A new study reports it is possible to regrow dopaminergic neurons in adult mammals.... Read More...
Teaching Neurons to Respond to Placebos Could Help Treat Parkinson’s
Researchers have discovered a way to make neurons respond to placebos. They believe the findings could be used as a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease.... Read More...
The Connection Between Parkinson’s Disease and Excess Iron
A new study reports excess iron impairs cellular recycling, resulting in oxidative stress.... Read More...