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Nearly half of the brain's cells execute new functions, according to resea
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], May 8 (ANI): In a new study at Tufts University researchers came across a previously unknown function performed by a cell type that contains almost half of all cells in the brain.
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Researchers discover new function performed by nearly half of the cells in
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Massachusetts [US], May 2 (ANI): According to a new study at Tufts University, researchers have discovered a previously unknown function performed by a cell type that contains almost half of all cells in the brain.
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Research shows how migraine pain signals are generated and blocked
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): An international team of researchers from New York University recently discovered how pain is signalled from within Schwann cells and found several ways to block this signalling, providing potential targets for new migraine treatments.
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Neuronal mechanisms controlling food cravings during pregnancy discovered:
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], April 9 (ANI): New evidence has been found by scientists on the alterations of the neuronal activity that drives cravings during pregnancy.
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Study finds neuronal mechanisms that control food cravings during pregnanc
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], April 5 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new evidence on the alterations of the neuronal activity that drive cravings during pregnancy.
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COVID-19 can have long-term impacts on the brain, shows study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Orleans (Los Angeles) [United States], April 5 (ANI): Researchers have found that subjects infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus displayed signs of severe brain inflammation and injury consistent with a reduction in blood or oxygen flow into the brain, neuron damage and small areas of blee
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Loss of neurons makes Alzheimer's patients drowsy: Study
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San Francisco (California) [US], April 5 (ANI): According to a recent study, the drowsiness that many Alzheimer's patients experience are caused not by a lack of sleep, but rather by the degeneration of a type of neuron that keeps us awake. It also confirmed that the tau protein is behind th
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Scientists identify neurons in brain that drive competition
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Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): New research has identified neurons in the brain that influence competitive interactions between individuals.
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Study finds men and women process pain signal differently
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Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): Researchers have found that neurons in the spinal cord process pain signals differently in women compared to men.
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Study finds neurons responsible for encoding outcomes of actions
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Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], March 26 (ANI): A new study led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that a group of neurons in the brain's striatum encodes information about the potential outcomes of different decisions.
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Study suggests pain signals are processed differently in men and women
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Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): A new study shows for the first time that neurons in the spinal cord process pain signals differently in women compared to men.
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Scientists identity gene that could prevent Parkinson's disease
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Geneva have identified a key protein in flies, and also in mice, which plays a protective role against Parkinson's disease and could be a new therapeutic target.
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