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Researchers discover amygdale in brain is reason behind overeating
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 20 (ANI): Fear is controlled by the amygdala, a part of the brain. Researchers have shown that the amygdala is also responsible for overeating. Professor Bo Li of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) uncovered a set of neurons in the amygdala that causes mice to devour
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Study finds unexpected protective properties of pain
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The classic view of pain is that it protects by detecting and signalling the presence of harmful agents, but new research shows pain can shield the gut more directly.
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Pain-sensing gut neurons protect against inflammation: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage by regulating the microbial community living in the intestines, according to a new study.
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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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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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Researchers find epigenetic treatment can aid regrowth of sensory, motor n
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): Currently, there are no effective treatments for spinal cord injury; physical rehabilitation can help patients regain some mobility, but the outcomes are severely limited in severe cases due to the failure of spinal neurons to regenerate naturally after i
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Study reveals process of how Parkinson's disease spreads in brain
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): According to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, aggregates of the protein alpha-synuclein spread in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease via a cellular waste-ejection process.
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Pyramidal neurons that gauge speed, location identified during research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): More than a decade after the role of pyramidal neurons in mental representations of space and location was discovered, a group of researchers have identified a subtype of neurons that can gauge speed with great precision.
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Researchers discover pyramidal neurons that gauge speed, location
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): A group of researchers has made an important contribution to scientists' understanding of the brain's navigation system by identifying a subtype of these neurons that can gauge speed with great precision, more than a decade after the role of pyramidal neu
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Researchers reveal how visual information travels from retina to midbrain
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): Neuroscientists have revealed the precise connections between sensory neurons inside the retina and the superior colliculus, a structure in the midbrain. Neuropixels probes are a relatively recent development, representing the next generation of electrode
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How obstructive sleep apnea affects gut microbiome
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): Researchers have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects the gut microbiome in mice and how transplanting gut bacteria from sleep apnea-affected mice can cause cardiovascular changes in the recipient mice.
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Researchers reveal how fasting affects neurons in brain
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Boston [US], September 9 (ANI): Calorie restriction has long been linked to fewer seizures in people with epilepsy. Novel research from Boston Children's Hospital helps to explain how fasting affects neurons in the brain and may pave the door for new treatments that do not require fasting or
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