PolyP, an inorganic polyphosphate released by astrocytes in people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia contributes to the signature motor neuron death associated with the disease pathologies.
A new meta-analysis of 15 studies reveals the optimum number of steps people of different age ranges should take per day in order to maximize longevity.
Extreme "weather shock" experiences that occur during the early stages of life have significant effects on the cognitive, behavioral, and often physical development of a child.
Researchers hypothesis the projected decline in global population by 2064 will be a result of social stress.
Study reveals how the amygdala plays a role in prepulse inhibition by activating inhibitory neurons in the brain stem of mice. The findings could have positive implications in the development of treatments for schizophrenia, OCD, and other disorders marked with impaired somatosensory gating.
The release of neurotransmitters in the brain is impaired in people with schizophrenia who have the neurexin 1 gene mutation.
Dopamine drives neuroplasticity in the auditory pallium region of the zebra finch brain, researchers report.
Human hookworm infection, even at low levels, can cause rapid, acute and measurable cognitive impairments. Using rodent models, researchers found a link between the parasitic infection and alterations in both the microbiome and cognitive development.
