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·July 6, 2020

How Much Oxygen Does the Brain Need?

Researchers directly measured oxygen levels in an intact brain and correlated it with neural activity. During normal activity, only 50% of oxygen is used for neural activity, the remaining 50% is required for glial cells and maintaining the metabolic rate of other nerve cells. Read More

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·March 16, 2020

New research on brain structure highlights cells linked to Alzheimer’s and autism

Astrocytes are not uniform, as previously believed, but take distinct molecular forms depending on their location in the cerebral cortex. Astrocytes also organize in layers in similar ways to neurons. Read More

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·February 21, 2020

Lack of oxygen during pregnancy can cause schizophrenia

Lack of oxygen to the fetus during pregnancy as a result of pre-eclampsia may increase the risk for schizophrenia, a new study reports. Read More

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·November 29, 2019

Your big brain makes you human – count your neurons when you count your blessings

Study looks at the evolutionary development of the human brain. Read More

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·September 16, 2019

Transplanted brain stem cells survive without anti-rejection drugs

Researchers have developed a new method to transplant neural stem cells into mice without the need for lifelong anti-rejection medications. Read More

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·August 29, 2019

The ‘inflammation’ of opioid use: Research correlates inflammation in the brain and gut to negative emotional state during opioid withdrawal

Inflammation caused by opioid use to both the brain and gut may exacerbate symptoms of negative emotions associated with withdrawal. Targeting the inflammation could help alleviate the negative experiences of opioid withdrawal and prevent dependence. Read More

Featured Neurology Neuroscience pain

·August 15, 2019

New pain organ discovered in the skin

In a groundbreaking finding, researchers have identified a new sensory organ under the skin that can detect pain as a result of impact or pinpricks. The organ comprises of glial cells with multiple long protrusions which collectively make up the mesh-like organ under the skin. Read More

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·August 13, 2019

Glial cells are critical players in brain’s response to social stress

The behavior of oligodendrocytes plays a critical role in determining whether we tolerate or succumb to stress. Read More

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 13, 2019

Obesity: The key role of a brain protein revealed – Mouse study

The protein ACBP directly influences neurons that help both rodents and humans maintain a healthy weight. Read More

This shows the myelin regrowth on neurons

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·April 25, 2019

Stem cells from hair follicles have potential to repair myelin sheath in mice

Melanocyte stem cells from human hair follicles that carry CD34 have the ability to turn into glial cells. The CD34+ stem cells can regenerate myelin, both on neurons and in mouse models with a genetic defect that prevents the formation of healthy myelin sheaths. The findings could have positive implications for the treatment of demyelinating diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis. Read More

This shows neurons and astrocytes before and after reanimation

Featured Neuroscience

·April 17, 2019

Scientists restore some functions in a pig’s brain hours after death

Yale researchers successfully restored cellular activity and circulation to a pig's brain, four hours after its death. The research challenges the assumption about both timing and the irreversible nature of the cessation of some brain functions following death. Read More

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·April 11, 2019

Shutting down deadly pediatric brain cancer at its earliest moments

Dysregulation of Zfp36l1 causes neural lineage progenitor cells to grow rapidly, taking on the properties of fast growing stem cells as they become cancerous. Read More

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