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Mutations in GEMIN5 protein can cause rare genetic disorders in children

Researchers have discovered a genetic cause of an unusual neurological disorder characterized by developmental delay, known as ataxia.

10 May 2021

AI-integrated microscopes perform quicker imaging and handle more data

Scientists have begun using a method known as light-field microscopy to capture rapid biological processes in 3D to identify the neuronal signals in a fish brain.

10 May 2021

Study shows how specialized cell types cooperate to carry out larger role in the body

As the human body's largest organ, the skin is responsible for protecting against a wide range of possible infections on all fleshy surfaces, from head to toe. So how exactly does the skin organize its defenses against such an array of threats?

7 May 2021

Researchers map unique genetic profile of osteocytes for the first time

Researchers have mapped the specific genetic profile of the skeleton’s “master regulator” cells, called osteocytes, for the first time.

7 May 2021

Researchers devise a small-molecule cocktail to protect stem cells from stress

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have devised a four-part small-molecule cocktail that can protect stem cells called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from stress and maintain normal stem cell structure and function.

4 May 2021

Genetically encoded sensor helps detect hallucinogenic substances

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have created a genetically encoded sensor for detecting hallucinogenic substances.

29 Apr 2021

Study identifies single protein key to regulating sex differences in Parkinson’s disease

Neuroscientists have found that a single protein is critical to controlling sex disparities in the brain’s susceptibility to age-related neuron loss.

29 Apr 2021

Critical intermediate in normal cellular metabolism may lead to cell death

A recent study shows that a critical intermediate in normal cellular metabolism is also a cause for cell death in the right sense.

27 Apr 2021

Chaperone protein imbalance initiates toxic accumulation of tau in the aging brain

Chaperone protein imbalance can play a significant role in initiating toxic accumulation of tau in the aging brain - an early step in the development of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders known as tauopathies, a new preclinical study by University of South Florida Health (USF Health) neuroscientists suggests.

21 Apr 2021

Study shows that neural stem cells age quickly

A research team has revealed that neural stem cells (NSCs)—that is, the stem cells of the nervous system—age quickly.

14 Apr 2021

New technique improves single-cell transcriptomics

With the help of single-cell transcriptomic techniques, researchers can study an unlimited number of individual cells from living organisms one at a time.

8 Apr 2021

Study finds an amyloid link between melanoma and Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder and melanoma is a type of skin cancer but on the surface, these disorders do not seem to have much in common.

8 Apr 2021

Dopamine-releasing brain cells shed light on Parkinson’s disease

Scientists have found that botulinum toxin—commonly known as Botox—can expose the inner workings of the brain, in addition to smoothing out wrinkles.

7 Apr 2021

New blueprint of brain connectivity provides detailed understanding of the basal ganglia

Thousands of our daily activities, from making coffee to taking a walk to saying hello to a neighbor, are made possible through an ancient collection of brain structures tucked away near the center of the cranium.

6 Apr 2021

Unique mini-microscope enables imaging of brain activity in freely moving mice

Researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering and Medical School have developed a unique head-mounted mini-microscope device that allows them to image complex brain functions of freely moving mice in real time over a period of more than 300 days.

6 Apr 2021