New Brain Cell Discovered That Boosts Learning
Hippocampal OLM Cells Regulate Memory Encoding and Learning Summary: New research shows that OLM (oriens-lacunosum moleculare) interneurons in the hippocampus can modulate…
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RNA discovery may explain why women face higher depression risk
Summary: Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) show strong, region- and sex-specific changes in depression. The primate-specific lncRNA LINC00473 is reduced in the prefrontal…
Sex Differences in Brain Control of Blood Glucose
Summary: Researchers have identified a female-specific neural mechanism in mice that can change estrogen’s role in glucose metabolism from protective to harmful.…
Tiny Worm Study Probes Whether Parkinson’s Starts in the Gut
Summary: Researchers are using the transparent worm C. elegans to investigate the growing hypothesis that Parkinson’s disease can begin in the gut…
New Genetic Variants Influence Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Risk
Summary: Researchers have identified 216 gene variants that appear to influence the development of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Source: Baylor College of Medicine…
Fragile X Syndrome: New Mechanism Explains Symptoms
Summary: A recent study uncovers a different mechanism contributing to neuronal hyperexcitability in fragile X syndrome and points to new, more specific…
Parkinson’s Disease: Two Distinct Subtypes Identified
Why do Parkinson’s disease symptoms differ so widely between patients? A research consortium led by the CNRS Laboratoire d’Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales…
PTSD During Pregnancy Linked to Preterm Birth Risk
Pregnant women with a recent diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder were 35 percent more likely to deliver a premature baby than other…
How Dancing to Music May Halt Parkinson’s Symptoms
Summary: Weekly musical dance classes can improve daily functioning and motor abilities in people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease. Source: York University A…
Dynamic Neuron Tuning for Neural Networks
Researchers at the MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology (MRC CDN) within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College…
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