Mice use a specific brain mechanism to automatically flee to cover when threatened, according to study results from the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre and the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at UCL. Neuroscientists have never before been able to establish such a strong connection between s
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a connection between metabolic abnormalities that affect the growth of the brain's oligodendrocyte cells and the mutation that results in Huntington's disease. They discovered that thiamine and biotin in large amounts can re
An explanatory model presented in a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, might prove to be helpful in understanding the development of autism.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday approved the recommendation of the Delhi High Court Committee- 'Ease of Doing Business' that proposes the engagement of 64 Law Researchers in Commercial Courts on a contract basis.
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A quarter-sized device developed at Houston Methodist Hospital could significantly alter the course of treatment for Type 1 diabetes, a chronic condition that affects millions of Americans and has no cure.
A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control, leading to binge-eating, in response to stress. The findings of the Cambridge-led research are published today in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research demonstrated that biomarkers associated with traumatic brain injury were elevated among law enforcement and military personnel, particularly in active duty participants with longer duration of service. Most notably, these elevated bio
Green leaves and photosynthesis were once considered essential characteristics of plants. However, some plants have stopped performing photosynthesis and take the nutrients they need from other organisms instead. One such mycoheterotrophic plant is the ghostly-looking Monotropastrum humile t