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·July 31, 2019·4 min read

‘Love hormone’ has stomach-turning effect in starfish

Oxytocin, a hormone commonly associated with love and bonding in humans, causes starfish to turn their stomachs inside-out to feed. The findings provide vital new evidence for the evolutionary role of oxytocin and vasopressin neuropeptides as regulators of feeding in animals.

The image shows ApHTT mRNA expression in Aplysia sensory neurons.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 12, 2014·2 min read

A Gene Linked to Disease Found to Play a Critical Role in Normal Memory Development

Researchers report huntingtin plays a critical role in long-term memory.

The image shows damage to the brain in an Alzheimer's patient.

Featured Neurology

·August 14, 2013·1 min read

A Genetic Answer to the Alzheimer’s Riddle?

Researchers discover a form of CD33, which lacked a critical functional domain, correlates with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease.

This shows the nanoparticles entering the retina

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·January 12, 2023·3 min read

A Key Step Toward New Treatment for Hereditary Blindness

Using animal models, researchers demonstrate a potentially effective approach to treating blindness associated with genetic conditions by using mRNA and lipid nanoparticles.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 18, 2019·3 min read

Adolescent drinking increases anxiety and alcohol abuse risk later in life

Teenage binge drinking is linked to altered gene expression in the brain, specifically the central nucleus of the amygdala. Adolescent rats exposed to alcohol had increased levels of miR-137, resulting in lower expression of proteins essential for healthy neuron growth. During adulthood, these rats displayed higher levels of anxiety and an increased preference for alcohol consumption.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 5, 2016·5 min read

An Amazing Axon Adventure

Researchers are using a variety of techniques to better understand how the brain 'wires up'.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·September 27, 2017·4 min read

Back From the Brink: How Cells Recover From the Verge of Programmed Death

A new study in JCB reveals the mechanisms behind anastasis, a process that allows cells to recover from the brink of programmed cell death.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 3, 2015·2 min read

Biochemical Mechanism Could Explain How Long-Term Memories Are Formed

A new study reveals a possible biochemical mechanism which underlies the formation of long-term memories.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·September 29, 2017·7 min read

Biologists Identify Possible New Strategy for Halting Brain Tumors

A new study reports researchers have identified a mechanism that aids the growth of glioblastoma brain cancer. By blocking the mechanism, researchers were able to halt the progression of the tumors.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 17, 2016·5 min read

Blood Test Can Help Personalize Depression Treatments

A new blood test can accurately predict whether a person will respond to common antidepressants.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 20, 2016·5 min read

Cataloging Dozens of New Neuronal Subtypes in the Hypothalamus

Researchers have identified new subtypes of neurons in the hypothalamus and determined the function of a dopamine neuron.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·May 21, 2018·4 min read

Cell Types Underlying Schizophrenia Identified

Researchers have identified different neuron types and provided a new list of genes associated with schizophrenia. The findings could pave the way for developing new targeted therapies to treat the condition.

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