FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 13, 2020People with Coronavirus Symptoms More Likely to Have Psychiatric Disorders and Loneliness
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FeaturedNeuroscience·June 18, 2020How chandelier cells light up the brainChandelier cells have an unusual direct method of communication. Unlike other neurons, chandelier cells connect directly to the part of a target neuron that initiates a spike. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 8, 2020Appetite can be increased by cells in the brainGlial cells known as tanycytes deliver signals to neurons in the brain to activate appetite. Optogenetic stimulation of tanycytes increases appetite. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 11, 2020Protein shredder regulates fat metabolism in the brainResearchers discover an important function of gamma-secretase in cells that is critical for lipid homeostasis in the brain. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 15, 2020Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologistsStudy shows how circadian clock mechanisms boost our ability to maintain our bodies when we are most active. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 18, 2019How sleepless nights compromise the health of your gutStudy reveals the function of specific immune cells, well documented as playing a significant role in gut health, is directly controlled by our circadian clock. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 17, 2019How gut bacteria negatively influences serotonin and blood sugar levelsA new study shows how the microbiome communicates with cells producing serotonin to influence blood sugar levels. The microbiome can worsen metabolism by signaling to cells in the gut that produce serotonin. This drives up serotonin levels. The rise in blood serotonin levels causes metabolic problems. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 16, 2019Brain activity intensity drives need for sleepGalanin expressing neurons are selectively active during rebound sleep. The expression of galanin increases after neuronal activity and sleep deprivation. The neuropeptide plays a critical role in sleep homeostasis. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 9, 2019High-fat diets affect your brain, not just your physical appearanceHigh-fat diets are not only bad for your waistline, they are also bad for your brain health. A new study reveals high-fat diets contribute to hypothalamic inflammation which occurs long before symptoms of obesity arise. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 29, 2019Signal blocks stem cell division in the geriatric brainA gene regulated called Id4 appears to be a key component in controlling stem cell proliferation. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 1, 2019Sleep readies synapses for learningHippocampal neurons become longer and stronger following a period of sleep deprivation. The study supports the hypothesis that sleep may weaken synapses, which are strengthened from learning, allowing for learning to occur after waking. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 28, 2019What made humans ‘the fat primate’?Early humans underwent critical shifts in how DNA was packaged inside fat cells. As a result, the human body's ability to turn "bad" fat into "good", calorie burning fat was reduced. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 18, 2019Dormant neural stem cells in fruit flies activate to generate new brain cellsAwakening dormant stem cells could stimulate the growth of new neurons. The findings could have significant implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
