Novel implant delivers tiny growth-promoting particles directly to injured nerve cells
Researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have developed a novel implant that delivers tiny growth-promoting…
Exercise-induced activation of neurons mediates improvements in endurance
Exercise does more than strengthen muscles; it also rewires the brain. In a study publishing February 12 in the Cell Press journal Neuron,…
Neuron lattice structure may guard against neurodegeneration
Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them – signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces – in a process…
Electroacupuncture relieves pain-induced anxiety through prefrontal neural circuits
Neuropathic pain, caused by injury or disease of the somatosensory nervous system, is a major clinical challenge and…
Molecular signature of sleeping nociceptors offers new pain targets
Researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute of Neurophysiology at Uniklinik RWTH…
Regulating microglial phagocytosis through immunotherapy could slow Parkinson’s disease progression
By analyzing tissue from patients with Parkinson’s disease, and animal and cellular models of the disease, a research…
Neural circuits in flies provide insights into human eating
Why do we sometimes keep eating even when we’re full and other times turn down food completely? Why…
Hippocampus reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes, study finds
A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes…
Brain cell precursors show constant myelin-making drive
In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells – one…
Restoring protein production in motor neuron axons
Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have identified a molecular process that allows motor neurons to maintain protein…
Fish study reveals how ovulation triggers sexual receptivity in females
A research team led by Hiroshima University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have proposed a neuroendocrine…
Study uncovers a neural brake that limits motivation during unpleasant situations
Background Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report…