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Brain neurons help keep track of time

From the American Association for the Advancement of Science media release: Turning the theory of how the human brain perceives time on its head, a novel analysis in mice reveals that dopamine neuron activity plays a key… 

Brain neurons help keep track of time

From the American Association for the Advancement of Science media release: Turning the theory of how the human brain perceives time on its head, a novel analysis in mice reveals that dopamine neuron activity plays a key… 

How to make a motor neuron

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From the New York University media release: A team of scientists has uncovered details of the cellular mechanisms that control the direct programming of stem cells into motor neurons. The scientists analyzed changes that occur in the… 

Scientists identify new lead in search for Parkinson’s cure

From the Iowa State University media release: Recently published research from Iowa State University may hint at a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease. In a paper published in the academic journal Nature Communications, ISU scientists identified… 

How workplace stress contributes to cardiovascular disease

From the University of California, Irvine media release: University of California, Irvine and SUNY Downstate Medical Center researchers have created a model illustrating how economic globalization may create stressful employment factors in high-income countries contributing… 

Alzheimer’s beginnings prove to be a sticky situation

From the Michigan State University media release: Laser technology has revealed a common trait of Alzheimer’s disease — a sticky situation that could lead to new targets for medicinal treatments. Alzheimer’s statistics are always staggering. The…