Spike gene mutations discovered that help SARS-CoV-2 infect the brain
Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 viral particles isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research ...
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A defective gene makes the brain too big or too small
Credit: American Journal of Human Genetics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.07.016 A gene called ZNRF3, known to be involved in cancer, also ...
Autism spectrum disorders linked to neurotransmitter switching in the brain
Neurotransmitter Switch: Mouse models highlight excitatory neurons (red blood cells) that express the neurotransmitter glutamate while inhibitory neurons (green cells) ...
Mitochondria Send Their DNA to Our Brain Cells, Study Finds
Mitochondria release segments of mitochondrial DNA that can pass through pores in the nucleus and integrate into a cell’s chromosomes ...
Researchers map brain circuits that signal immediate danger and create memories to help avoid threats
Graphic summary. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.006 An article published in the journal Current Biology describes experiments that mapped ...
Brain organoid model implicates gene in disease progression
Huntington's disease organoids (right) show almost no neuronal progenitors (red) and also show cell polarity defects (yellow). These defects have ...
Can EEG Read Your Dreams? The Future of Brain Activity Measurement as It Turns 100
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain One hundred years after the electrical activity of the human brain was first recorded, experts celebrate ...
Promising peptide compound may reduce appetite and protect brain against Alzheimer’s-like diseases
Modified peptide derived from natural CART peptide. After repeated administration to mice with obesity and prediabetes, the mice began to ...
Large-scale brain imaging study reveals five patterns of age-related degeneration
Surreal-GAN identifies five dimensions of brain aging. Credit: Natural medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03144-x Using a large-scale brain imaging study, an ...
Taming Parkinson’s disease with self-adjusting brain stimulators
The implanted device responds to changes in brain signals, adjusting the amount of stimulation throughout the day, allowing individuals to ...
