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Researchers hone in on the elusive receptor for sour taste

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 21, 2019

OTOP1 has been confirmed as a sour taste receptor. The protein is essential and sufficient for sour taste receptor cells to respond to acids and stimulate the nerves that enable sour taste perception.... Read More...

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Can AI spot liars?

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 4, 2019

Artificial intelligence systems that use emotional reading algorithms to evaluate facial expressions are not very good at lie detection.... Read More...

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Researchers take aim at circadian clock in deadly brain cancer

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2019

Glioblastoma stem cells' circadian clocks ramp up the cells' metabolism, making them stronger, more resistant to treatment, and able to divide and multiply more rapidly. By targeting the stem cells with a small molecule drug, researchers found mice models lived longer and their tumors shrank.... Read More...

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AI tool characterizes a song’s genre & provides insights regarding perception music

Neuroscience NewsAugust 12, 2019

The record-breaking single 'Old Town Road' is a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n roll, according to an artificial intelligence tool. The deep learning technology also provides a broader understanding of how we perceive and process music.... Read More...

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Researchers discover new cause of cell aging

Neuroscience NewsJuly 25, 2019

Findings have applications for senolyics, the development of drugs that could eliminate aging cells.... Read More...

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Healthy blood vessels may be the answer to Alzheimer’s prevention

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2019

Damaged capillaries in the brain may set the stage for the development of Alzheimer's disease, years before symptoms appear.... Read More...

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Certain cells secrete a substance in the brain that protects neurons

Neuroscience NewsJune 24, 2019

Vascular cell loss results in neuron loss, researchers report. However, pericytes secrete a substance that helps protect neurons, even when vascular cell degeneration begins to occur.... Read More...

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A good night’s sleep may be in sight: New 3D models of melatonin receptors shed light on sleep disorders

Neuroscience NewsApril 24, 2019

Researchers have created new 3D maps of two melatonin receptors. The models can be used to help develop new treatments that not only improve sleep, but may also treat a variety of other conditions from diabetes to cancer.... Read More...

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This gene could play a major role in reducing brain swelling after stroke

Neuroscience NewsApril 15, 2019

The TRIM9 gene may help to resolve neuroinflammation and promote recovery following ischemic stroke.... Read More...

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What triggers nostalgia? Feelings of unhappiness

Neuroscience NewsApril 4, 2019

While generally associated with positive feeling, nostalgia is actually a mixed emotion. When experienced over the course of daily life, nostalgia is predominantly a negative emotion.... Read More...

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A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Neuroscience NewsMarch 11, 2019

AI-controlled robotic limb driven by animal-like tendons can be tripped and recover before the next foot step, though not programmed to do so.... Read More...

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Alzheimer’s-like Symptoms Reversed in Mice, USC Researchers Say

Neuroscience NewsMarch 6, 2019

A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop symptoms of the disease.... Read More...

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Researchers hone in on the elusive receptor for sour taste

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Persistent headache or back pain ‘twice as likely’ in the presence of the other

Researchers hone in on the elusive receptor for sour taste

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Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

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Do narcissistic traits wane as people age?

USC

Researchers hone in on the elusive receptor for sour taste

Can AI spot liars?

Researchers take aim at circadian clock in deadly brain cancer

AI tool characterizes a song’s genre & provides insights regarding perception music

Researchers discover new cause of cell aging

Healthy blood vessels may be the answer to Alzheimer’s prevention

Certain cells secrete a substance in the brain that protects neurons

A good night’s sleep may be in sight: New 3D models of melatonin receptors shed light on sleep disorders

This gene could play a major role in reducing brain swelling after stroke

What triggers nostalgia? Feelings of unhappiness

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Alzheimer’s-like Symptoms Reversed in Mice, USC Researchers Say