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Researchers find new functions for blood-brain barrier in neuron function
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Researchers have made a surprising discovery linking Delta/Notch signalling in subperineurial glia (SPG) to the regulation of nerve ensheathment and neurotransmitter release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ). SPG, the counterpart of the endothel
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Study reveals how brain gathers threat cues, turns them into fear
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a biochemical route that combines hazardous sights, sounds, and odours into a single message: Be afraid. CGRP is a protein that allows neurons in two different parts of the brain to combine hazardous sensory c
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Study: Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): According to a new study, the gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types. The discovery represents a new mechanism of action for the mutant gene, presenting a more accurate pi
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Potential benefits of re-purposed drug for motor neuron disease patients
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): According to a recent study, a medication commonly used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has demonstrated promise as a potential new treatment for motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Patients with motor neuron disease might benefit from repurposed medicatio
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Edinburgh [UK], August 11 (ANI): According to a recent study, a medication commonly used to treat enlarged prostates and high blood pressure has demonstrated promise as a potential new treatment for motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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Study reveals role for cell 'antennae' in managing dopamine signals in bra
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): A historically overlooked rod-like projection present on nearly every cell type in the human body may finally be getting its scientific due: A new study has found that these appendages, called cilia, on neurons in the brain have a key role in ensuring a spec
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Research reveals working memory depends on cross-brain interactions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at UCL examined the reciprocal relationships between two brain areas that encode visual working memory in mice.
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Scientists develop wireless activation of specific brain circuits in fruit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of researchers developed wireless technology to remotely activate specific brain circuits in fruit flies in just one second.
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Neuroengineers use magnetic fields to activate neurons in fruit flies: Res
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): Neuroengineers have created wireless technology to remotely activate brain circuits. Researchers showed they could control the behaviour of freely moving fruit flies using magnetic signals that activated genetically engineered neurons causing the flies to perf
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Do you know your brain's neurons function even in sleep?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): A new study has found that your brain is tasked with hearing sound functions even when you are sound asleep.
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Study: Cells that results in neuronal death in a mouse model of mitochondr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): According to a recent study, a type of central nervous system cell, Microglia is primarily responsible for neuronal death in Leigh Syndrome and the neurological symptoms related to this mitochondrial disease. This research was measured by using a mouse model o
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Study on how algorithms retain information can help in combating cognitive
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): A discovery about how algorithms can retain information more efficiently offers potential insight into the brain's ability to absorb new knowledge. The findings could aid in combating cognitive impairments and improving technology.
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