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Specialized Intative Cells Release Peptide Hormones to Rapidly Signal an Amino Acid Deficiency

Eating is not only about getting enough calories. Animals also need to choose the right nutrients. When the body lacks protein, it must seek essential amino acids - the protein building blocks that cannot be made internally and must come from food.

23 May 2026

Disrupted Honeycomb Cellular Patterns in the Early Brain May Drive Cancer and Birth Defects

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have revealed how mistakes in the final step of cell division can have dire consequences for developing brain cells. The findings offer important new insights into cancer and developmental disorders, helping explain how the body tries to protect itself and what happens when it can't.

21 May 2026

Analysis Reveals Blurred Neural Patterns During Failed Cognitive Switches

Most people have experienced the feeling: switching from one task to another, only to find the brain momentarily stuck in the old mode of thinking. Sometimes, even after realizing a strategy no longer works, the mind keeps returning to it anyway.

21 May 2026

Stimulating Early Brain Circuits Partially Restores Vocal Defects Caused by Genetic Mutations

Communication begins long before children learn to speak. Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan have now uncovered how early brain activity helps build developing communication circuits via regulating FOXP2/Foxp2, a gene linked to human speech and communication disorders.

20 May 2026

Researchers Compare Embryonic and Adult Mouse Brain Targets to Map Memory Networks

A peer-reviewed invited review published today in Genomic Psychiatry argues that the adult brain, when it learns and remembers and rewires, is not inventing something new.

20 May 2026

New 3D Cortical Tissue Models Incorporate Microglia to Bridge Preclinical Translation Gaps

28bio today announced CNS-3D Inflammatory Organoids, designed to evaluate efficacy of anti-inflammatory drugs by quantifying their ability to reduce inflammatory injury, preserve tissue health, and restore neuronal network activity.

20 May 2026

Prime Assembly Enables Precise Insertion of Large DNA Segments Into the Genome

Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School have developed a gene editing technology that allows for the precise and efficient insertion of very large DNA segments into the human genome.

13 May 2026

Singing Mice Reveal Simple Brain Changes Behind Vocal Communication

Speech is a crowning achievement of human evolution, the skill that separates us from every other animal. So, it would stand to reason that evolving this capability required some enormous leap in brain complexity.

8 May 2026

New Non-Destructive Method Obtains Genetic Information From Living Cells

Normally, cells must be lysed for a so-called transcriptome analysis - which reveals which genes are currently being expressed - making repeated measurements on the same cells impossible.

7 May 2026

Interactions Across the Genome Drive Neurodevelopmental Risks

People who have the same deletion of a section of chromosome 16 are susceptible to neurodevelopmental disorders; however, some may simply show moderate psychological symptoms like anxiety or depression, while others may have significant intellectual disability or developmental delay.

6 May 2026

Prime Assembly Approach Transforms Gene Therapy With Large DNA Inserts

New technology enables the insertion of a large segment of DNA into a genome, potentially expanding gene therapy treatment from cancellation of disease-causing mutations to replacement of an entire gene, scientists say.

30 Apr 2026

Protein Adgrl2 Regulates Brain Synapses and Blood Vessel Integrity

The communication network in the developing brain builds when neurons partner up to form contact points called synapses, allowing signals to pass form one cell to another.

28 Apr 2026

Dense Early Brain Networks Become Structured Through Developmental Pruning

One important area of the brain involved in memory formation and spatial orientation is the hippocampus. It helps people remember and expand upon their experiences by converting short-term memories into long-term ones.

27 Apr 2026

Re-Engineering the Cellular Factory to Build a Better Delivery System for Gene Editors

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing machinery into the right cells efficiently, safely, and at the scale needed for therapies remains one of the biggest set of challenges in the field.

25 Apr 2026

New VIS-Fbs Technology Offers Sharper Images of Living Cellular Processes

Fluorescent proteins have revolutionized science, enabling researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, and animals.

23 Apr 2026

New Molecular Imaging Technology Illuminates Proteins Inside Living Cells

Fluorescent probes have transformed modern biology by allowing researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, and animals.

22 Apr 2026

Molecular Keyhole Discovery Unlocks New Target for Pain Therapies

Researchers at VIB, VUB, and KU Leuven have identified a tiny binding site, a molecular 'keyhole', in the TRPM3 ion channel, a crucial sensor in pain signaling.

22 Apr 2026

Study Reveals How Neurons Sense Bacterial Signals in Nematodes

Neural interaction with bacteria, e.g. in the gut microbiome, has important effects on brains of animals from worms to people.

21 Apr 2026

Regulatory Genetic Elements Coordinate Temporal Activity of Key Developmental Gene

In a new study published in Genes & Development, research led by Dr Lila Allou at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London and Professor Stefan Mundlos at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and Charité in Berlin demonstrates how different regulatory genetic elements coordinate the temporal activity of a key developmental gene.

20 Apr 2026

Neuronal Lipid Metabolism Plays a Key Role in Preventing Metabolic Disorders

The brain is the body's command centre, and neurons are the workhorses that carry out its commands. They transmit signals that regulate many bodily functions, including key metabolic processes such as appetite, body weight and energy expenditure.

17 Apr 2026

Neurons News and Research

Specialized Intative Cells Release Peptide Hormones to Rapidly Signal an Amino Acid Deficiency

Disrupted Honeycomb Cellular Patterns in the Early Brain May Drive Cancer and Birth Defects

Analysis Reveals Blurred Neural Patterns During Failed Cognitive Switches

Stimulating Early Brain Circuits Partially Restores Vocal Defects Caused by Genetic Mutations

Researchers Compare Embryonic and Adult Mouse Brain Targets to Map Memory Networks

New 3D Cortical Tissue Models Incorporate Microglia to Bridge Preclinical Translation Gaps

Prime Assembly Enables Precise Insertion of Large DNA Segments Into the Genome

Singing Mice Reveal Simple Brain Changes Behind Vocal Communication

New Non-Destructive Method Obtains Genetic Information From Living Cells

Interactions Across the Genome Drive Neurodevelopmental Risks

Prime Assembly Approach Transforms Gene Therapy With Large DNA Inserts

Protein Adgrl2 Regulates Brain Synapses and Blood Vessel Integrity

Dense Early Brain Networks Become Structured Through Developmental Pruning

Re-Engineering the Cellular Factory to Build a Better Delivery System for Gene Editors

New VIS-Fbs Technology Offers Sharper Images of Living Cellular Processes

New Molecular Imaging Technology Illuminates Proteins Inside Living Cells

Molecular Keyhole Discovery Unlocks New Target for Pain Therapies

Study Reveals How Neurons Sense Bacterial Signals in Nematodes

Regulatory Genetic Elements Coordinate Temporal Activity of Key Developmental Gene

Neuronal Lipid Metabolism Plays a Key Role in Preventing Metabolic Disorders

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