Study Reveals Unexpected Role of Brain Region
Summary: Lower doses of the common antibiotic Doxycycline reduces toxicity of alpha synuclein and may be used to help treat Parkinson’s disease,…
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Watching a Bioluminescent Gene Switch in Real Time
Summary: Researchers have developed a method to monitor, in real time, when circadian “clock” genes switch on and off in multiple tissues…
Infants of Blind Parents Make Less Eye Contact
For parents of young children, few milestones are as cherished as a baby’s first spoken word. Yet human communication relies heavily on…
Ketamine and Flickering Light Reverse Aging in Mouse Brains
Summary: Ketamine and exposure to 60-hertz flickering light show promise as a potentially new, non-invasive approach to restore youthful plasticity in the…
How Circadian Rhythms Influence Stroke Recovery
Summary: A major clinical trial has challenged a long-standing assumption in early stroke rehabilitation—that more intensive therapy immediately after a stroke necessarily…
Searchable Atlas Maps Cell Types in Addiction Brain Region
Summary: Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham mapped 16 transcriptionally distinct cell populations in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), clarifying…
How the Menstrual Cycle Affects Memory and Spatial Navigation
Summary: New research finds that fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone across the menstrual cycle can alter the memory systems women use, influencing…
Gene Therapy Breakthrough Could Prevent Cancer and Dementia
Summary: Researchers have identified a newly discovered gene therapy pathway that could help protect against dementia and cancer by preserving genomic health.…
62-Country Study: People React Similarly to Everyday Situations
Summary: A large cross-cultural study suggests people around the globe share more similar everyday experiences than previously believed. Source: UCR The foundation…
Humans Detect Rapid Chemical Changes in Smells with Each Sniff
Summary: New research shows that human olfactory perception is far faster and more temporally precise than long assumed. Rather than averaging chemical…
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