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·March 14, 2018·4 min read

Making New Memories is a Balancing Act

According to researchers, some synapses get smaller as we learn new information.

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·February 21, 2018·4 min read

How the Brain Tells Our Limbs Apart

Researchers have identified contrasts in interneurons that govern motor control.

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·February 8, 2018·3 min read

Timing is Everything, to Our Genes

Researchers discover the activity of 80 percent of genes follow a day/night rhythm in many tissue types and brain regions.

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·January 12, 2018·4 min read

What Happens When Your Brain’s Support Cells Aren’t So Supportive?

Astrocytes may be good targets to prevent, or even reverse, the effects of normal aging, researchers suggest.

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·December 9, 2017·5 min read

When Your Spinal Cord Takes Charge

Researchers have uncovered how our spinal cord knows when to process specific information, and when to ignore it from distracting us at the task at hand.

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·November 10, 2017·5 min read

Fruit Fly Brains Inform Search Engines of the Future

The way in which fruit flies approach and compute smell similarities could help pave the way for computer search algorithms of the future.

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·October 17, 2017·3 min read

‘Busybody’ Protein May Get On Your Nerves, But That’s A Good Thing

Researchers have identified a protein that is critical for pain signaling.

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·October 12, 2017·5 min read

Can You Hear Me Now? Ensuring Good Cellular Connections in the Brain

Researchers at Salk Institute report astrocytes initiate communication between pairs of neurons during early development, inducing specific neural changes. Findings may have implications for neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD and ADHD.

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·September 15, 2017·3 min read

Interaction Between Two Key Proteins Regulates Development of Neurons

Study provides insight into why imbalance between Sox2 and Nup153 may contribute to neurodegenerative and mental illnesses.

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·August 30, 2017·4 min read

Protein Turnover Could Be Clue to Living Longer

A new study adds to evidence that reducing protein synthesis could help to extend lifespan.

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·July 10, 2017·4 min read

More Evidence That Natural Plant Compound May Reduce Aging’s Cognitive Effects

Researchers from Salk Institute have found additional evidence that fisetin, a natural compound found in strawberries, could help to treat cognitive decline and memory loss associated with aging. They discovered the compound reduced memory loss in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Based on the findings, researchers report fisetin could help prevent other age related neurodegenerative diseases.