3D bioprinting explains why curvature of blood vessels may promote brain cancer metastasis
Creation of an in vitro cerebrovascular model using 3D bioprinting technology. Credit: POSTECH Recent research suggests that the winding paths ...
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New study finds that short, toxic RNAs kill brain cells and may enable the development of Alzheimer’s disease
A hairpin loop from a pre-mRNA. The nucleobases (green) and the ribose-phosphate backbone (blue) are highlighted. Note that this is ...
Cannabis activates specific hunger neurons in the brain
Exposure to cannabis vapor increases meal frequency. (A) Illustrates the vapor chamber apparatus used in the following studies. (B), (VS), ...
Brain structure predicts treatment response to antidepressants and placebos, study finds
Neuroanatomical models across dimensions. False discovery rate (FDR)-corrected voxel-wise comparison of gray matter volume differences in dimension 1 (top row) ...
Scientists show how the surface learning mechanism used by the brain can compete with deep learning
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Neural network learning techniques come from brain dynamics. However, these two scenarios, brain learning and deep ...
Study reveals function of little-understood synapse in the brain
Credit: CC0 Public domain New research from Oregon Health and Science University reveals for the first time the function of ...
Scientists identify how dietary restrictions slow brain aging and increase lifespan
mtd interacts with the retromer complex and is necessary for retromer maintenance. Credit: Natural communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44343-3 Calorie restriction ...
What happens in the brain of a person in love
How does our brain put our loved one on a pedestal? Researchers found that romantic love significantly changed brain activity, ...
Study shows special brain cells respond to unexpected situations
Candlestick cells, named for their resemblance to a chandelier, are inhibitory brain cells that focus on the starting point (initial ...
Research finds one of the deleted genes linked to Williams syndrome is responsible for mitochondrial function in the brain
ROS and apoptosis-related markers are altered throughout the cortex of cKO mice compared to controls. The mRNA levels of ROS-related ...
