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Scientists explain how chronic stress activates behavioural problems like
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
It's clear that chronic stress can impact our behaviour, leading to problems like depression, reduced interest in things that previously brought us pleasure, and even PTSD.
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Researchers find neurons that learn to smell a threat
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We use our sense of smell to determine whether a new environment is safe or dangerous, whether we are aware of it or not. In fact, much of the animal kingdom relies on this ability for survival and reproduction.
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Study reveals role of particular nutrients in formation of neurons
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Although it is well recognised that neuronal development, particularly the growth of dendrites and axons, is metabolically demanding, little is known about the effects of different foods on neuronal development.
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Study reveals how Huntington's disease affects different neurons
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Neurons in the striatum, a part of the brain affected by Huntington's disease, are among the most severely affected. The degeneration of these neurons contributes to patients' loss of motor control, which is one of the disease's major symptoms.
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High-frequency brain wave patterns in motor cortex can predict upcoming mo
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In a new study published on January 16 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hatsopoulos and his team have found evidence that the brain does indeed use the spatial organization of high frequency propagating waves of neuronal activity during movement.
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Study finds how specific nutrients affect neuronal development
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It appears that nutrition affects an organism's physiological status at every stage of life. Although it is well recognised that neuronal development, particularly the growth of dendrites and axons, is metabolically demanding, little is known about the effects of different foods on neuronal
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Researchers advanced the age of human neurons beyond what was previously p
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Northwestern University-led researchers have created the first highly mature neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a feat that opens new opportunities for medical research and potential transplantation therapies for neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic injuries.
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Researchers discover toxic process involving 'jumping genes'
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Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) today reported that an inflammatory trigger like one present during viral infections is elevated in Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder.
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Study finds new cellular component important for sense of smell
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In the neurons that our noses utilise to detect smell, scientists at Umea University in Sweden have found a previously unidentified cellular component called an organelle. The discovery may spur more studies into the COVID-19 symptom of poor smell perception.
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Researchers discover new cellular component with importance for sense of s
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Researchers at Umea University in Sweden have discovered a previously unknown cellular component, an organelle, inside neurons that we use to perceive smell. The discovery could lead to more research into impaired sense of smell, which is a common symptom of COVID-19.
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Researchers reveal animals that perceive time fastest
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The animals that perceive time the quickest are those that are small, can fly, or are marine predators, researchers revealed in the study.
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Study reveals probiotic bacterium prevents neurodegeneration
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Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114, a probiotic bacterium, protects neurons in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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