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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Discovery Of New Biomarker In Blood Could Lead To Early Test For Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers discovered that high blood levels of RNA produced by the PHGDH gene could serve as a biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.

From UC San Diego 2 Apr 2020

Study tests the effect of deformation of microtubules in neurological conditions

Scientists develop a new approach to test the impact of the deformation of small cell proteins resembling a train track on their own function.

30 Mar 2020

Study unveils genetic variants that play key role in psychiatric, neurological conditions

The cerebral cortex is important for memory, thinking, attention, and information processing. It is an outer, folded, and comparatively thin “gray matter” layer of the brain.

27 Mar 2020

New model helps determine techniques used by cells to increase their sensitivity

The human body’s capability to identify foreign material, disease, and the location of food sources and toxins is governed by a mixture of chemicals surrounding the cells and also their ability to “read” these chemicals. Cells are extremely sensitive.

27 Mar 2020

Researchers engineer skin cells into brain cells for effective regenerative therapies

Precise activation of selfish genetic elements called LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposons is essential to develop functional brain cells in a lab dish.

27 Mar 2020

Large mutations may explain diverse outcomes from autism genes

Scientists have recently discovered large mutations that may explain diverse outcomes from autism genes and this story investigates further.

25 Mar 2020

Genetically manipulating cells using synthetic materials to construct artificial structures

Researchers at the Stanford School of Engineering have designed a technique for reprogramming cells to use synthetic materials, which the team provides, to create artificial structures that can perform functions within the body.

20 Mar 2020

Multi-tissue model shows how different tissues account for various inflammatory diseases

Biological engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a multi-tissue model that allows them to analyze the associations between the immune system and different organs, on a dedicated microfluidic platform embedded with human cells.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 19 Mar 2020

New computer program can help map individual nerve cells in worms

A new computer program has been developed by scientists who are focused on interpreting the mechanism of the brain in high-definition and at the single-cell level of detail.

19 Mar 2020

Regulating ion flow using a ball-and-chain mechanism

Ion channels that permit potassium and sodium ions to move in and out of cells are essential for the function of the brain and heart, and also for neuronal “firing” in the central nervous system.

19 Mar 2020

Two brain-signaling molecules control how male anemonefish care for and defend their young

A new study shows that two brain-signaling molecules regulate how male anemonefish care for their young ones and react to nest invaders.

17 Mar 2020

Parallel neural pathways bypassing brain’s frequency control enable animals to move faster

The speed at which a person runs determines the end result, whether running to win an Olympic gold or to escape a predator.

13 Mar 2020

Study identifies that the JNK protein is a stress sensor in synapses

Synapses are minute cell projections through which electrochemical impulses are transferred between nerves.

12 Mar 2020

Changes in cell death patterns in the nervous system could allow a species to adapt to its environment

According to research conducted in fruit flies at the Francis Crick Institute, the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, zombie cells tend to develop into functional neurons when the death of neurons is stopped during brain growth.

12 Mar 2020

Brain News and Research

Discovery Of New Biomarker In Blood Could Lead To Early Test For Alzheimer's Disease

Study tests the effect of deformation of microtubules in neurological conditions

Study unveils genetic variants that play key role in psychiatric, neurological conditions

New model helps determine techniques used by cells to increase their sensitivity

Researchers engineer skin cells into brain cells for effective regenerative therapies

Large mutations may explain diverse outcomes from autism genes

Genetically manipulating cells using synthetic materials to construct artificial structures

Multi-tissue model shows how different tissues account for various inflammatory diseases

New computer program can help map individual nerve cells in worms

Regulating ion flow using a ball-and-chain mechanism

Two brain-signaling molecules control how male anemonefish care for and defend their young

Parallel neural pathways bypassing brain’s frequency control enable animals to move faster

Study identifies that the JNK protein is a stress sensor in synapses

Changes in cell death patterns in the nervous system could allow a species to adapt to its environment

Study finds impact of specific gene on neurodevelopment, causing ASD and macrocephaly

In a first, AI discovers antibiotic that kills dangerous bacteria

Researchers successfully crystallize and map novel conformation of LeuT transporter

Distinct loss-of-function variants cause shared clinical features in neuronal development disorders

Understanding bipolar disorder and its potential future developments

Examining the genetics of cortical myelination in young adults using MRI

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