From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Brain scans of a small group of people can predict the actions of entire populations, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Michigan,…
From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press release via EurekAlert!: A team led by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) publishes research today indicating a striking association between genes found disrupted in children with…
From the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) via Newswise: Chronic fatigue syndrome, a medical disorder characterized by extreme and ongoing fatigue with no other diagnosed cause, remains poorly understood despite decades of…
From the Society for Neuroscience press release via EurekAlert!: Older animals show cellular changes in the brain “clock” that sets sleep and wakeful periods, according to new research in the April 25 issue of The…
From the University of Bristol press release: A key protein, which may be activated to protect nerve cells from damage during heart failure or epileptic seizure, has been found to regulate the transfer of information…
From the University of Pennsylvania Medicine press release: A cellular protein called HDAC6, newly characterized as a gatekeeper of steroid biology in the brain, may provide a novel target for treating and preventing stress-linked disorders,…
From the University of Cambridge press release via EurekAlert!: New research by scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests that chronic cocaine abuse accelerates the process of brain ageing. The study, published today 25 April…
From the University of Sydney via MedicalXPress: Researchers at the University of Sydney have thrown new light on the tricks the brain plays as it struggles to make sense of the visual and other sensory…
From the Linköping press release via AlphaGalileo: Toxic prions in the brain can be detected with self-illuminating polymers. The originators, at Linköping University in Sweden, has now shown that the same molecules can also render…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release via Newswise: Scientists studying the way Alzheimer’s takes root in the brain have identified important new similarities between a mouse model and human Alzheimer’s. Researchers at…