New findings from Karolinska Institutet reveal how the gene HNRNPU coordinates several fundamental molecular processes during ...
From the first successful kidney transplant in 1954, modern organ transplantation has often been linked to the horrors of ...
That’s because the trunk is highly sensitive when it comes to sensing touch. Scientists have determined that the whiskers ...
To consolidate memories, our brains replay them during periods of rest as a kind of 'replay mode'. A new mouse study suggests ...
The research found that mice with Alzheimer's disease symptoms improved when a certain brain protein was suppressed.
Your brain can survive for several minutes after your heart stops. But what if your brain took a time-out and stopped working for five seconds? Would you be instantly brain-dead? What would happen to ...
A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65, according to ...
Nearly 30 years ago, researchers began studying the gene Astn1, which encodes the cell adhesion protein astrotactin 1 in mice ...
Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremor and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. That may be because the disease disrupts communication in a brain ...
Machine learning is helping neuroscientists organize vast quantities of cells’ genetic data in the latest neurobiological cartography effort.
Experiments mapping individual neurons in the sensorimotor cortex of mice show that sharp transitions in functional properties can define cortical regions.