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Scientists link rare genetic phenomenon to neuron function, schizophrenia
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Using state-of-the-art whole-genome sequencing and machine learning techniques, researchers conducted one of the first and the largest investigations of tandem repeats in schizophrenia, elucidating their contribution to the development of this devastating disease.
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Scientists create new map of developing cerebral cortex
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have mapped the surface of the cortex of the young human brain with unprecedented resolution, revealing the development of key functional regions from two months before birth to two years after.
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Rare mutations may have big impact on schizophrenia pathology
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers have long searched for genetic influences in schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. However, the disease's genetic mutations have been identified in only a small fraction few
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Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In Alzheimer's disease, the degeneration of brain cells is linked to formation of toxic protein aggregates and deposits known as amyloid plaques. Similar processes play an important role also in type 2 diabetes. A research team under the lead of the Technical University of Munich has now dev
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Researchers suggest gene therapy to treat neurological disorders
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Excessive activity of a limited number of brain cells causes several brain illnesses, including epilepsy. These diseases frequently do not react well to drug treatment, owing to the fact that drug influence the entire brain. A recent study revealed gene therapy to for neurological disorder.
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Researchers explain how some fireflies flash in sync
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Stake out in Pennsylvania's Cook State Forest at the right time of year and you can see one of nature's great light shows: swarms of fireflies that synchronize their flashes like strings of Christmas lights in the dark.
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Cellular housekeeping process implicated in fatal neurological disorder Hu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Huntington's disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative condition, is caused by a genetic error present at birth, though its symptoms often don't begin until middle adulthood. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been trying to understand how the ageing
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Study reveals why brain cells are needed for fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The body's response to infection or inflammation is fever, which also serves as a defence mechanism against things like viruses and bacteria. The body releases molecules called cytokines into the bloodstream when it is infected or inflammatory. The blood-brain barrier, a system of microscopi
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Researchers discover molecule in brain that boost body's ability to fight
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): Researchers at UVA Health have identified a brain chemical that coordinates the immune system's reactions to multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease, potentially enabling medical professionals to boost the body's capacity to combat these and other d
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Study: Human brain cells in a dish learn to play Pong faster than an AI
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): Human and mouse neurons in a dish learned to play the video game Pong, researchers report. The experiments are evidence that even brain cells in a dish can exhibit inherent intelligence, modifying their behaviour over time.
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Researchers observes DNA methylation in Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): DNA methylation, a process which regulates the activity of genes, in Alzheimer's disease has recently been observed during a large study.
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Study reveals role of genomic changes in specific brain cells in Alzheimer
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): A large study has looked at DNA methylation in Alzheimer's disease. DNA methylation is the process by which the activity of genes is regulated, acting a bit like a dimmer-switch to turn genes on or off. Increasingly, this process is thought to have a key rol
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