News tagged with brain pathway
Novel molecules to fight cancer resistance
A French-Italian team headed by researchers from CNRS and Inserm has discovered a new family of compounds that could make it possible to treat numerous cancers, particularly brain tumors and skin cancers. ...
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Tinnitus caused by too little inhibition of brain auditory circuits, study says
Tinnitus, a relentless and often life-changing ringing in the ears known to disable soldiers exposed to blasts, unwary listeners of too-loud music and millions of others, is the result of under-inhibition of key neural pathways ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 18, 2011 |
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All-nighters can bring on euphoria, risky behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- A sleepless night can make us cranky and moody. But a lesser known side effect of sleep deprivation is short-term euphoria, which can potentially lead to poor judgment and addictive behavior, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Chinks in the brain circuitry make some more vulnerable to anxiety
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some people fret over the most trivial matters while others remain calm in the face of calamity? Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified two different ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 10, 2011 |
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The brain knows what the nose smells, but how? Researchers trace the answer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor of Biology Liqun Luo has developed a new technique to trace neural pathways across the brain. He has mapped the path of odor signals as they travel to the higher centers of a mouse ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Brain development may be influenced by bacteria in the gut
A team of scientists from across the globe have found that gut bacteria may influence mammalian brain development and adult behavior. The study is published in the scientific journal PNAS, and is the result of an ongoing collab ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 01, 2011 |
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New insight into neuronal survival after brain injury
A new study identifies a molecule that is a critical regulator of neuron survival after ischemic brain injury. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 13 issue of the journal Neuron, may lead to new therapies that r ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Fear responses of zebrafish controlled by brain structures of previously unknown function
A brain structure called the habenula is crucial for modifications of fear responses in zebrafish, according to a new study by researchers from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako. The zebrafish dorsal ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 17, 2010 |
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Cell of origin for brain tumors may predict response to therapy
For patients with glioma, the most common primary brain tumor, new findings may explain why current therapies fail to eradicate the cancer. A UCSF-led team of scientists has identified for the first time that progenitor ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Natural compound shows promise against Huntington's disease
Fisetin, a naturally occurring compound found in strawberries and other fruits and vegetables, slows the onset of motor problems and delays death in three models of Huntington's disease, according to researchers ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Neurogenetics research sheds light on the causes of neurological disease
The last two decades have seen tremendous progress in understanding the genetic basis of human brain disorders. Research developments in this area have revealed fundamental insights into the genes and molecular pathways that ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Study identifies neural pathways for fear responses in zebrafish
A new study on the behavior of the zebrafish by Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute has uncovered a key role for a region of the brain called the habenula nucleus in the development of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2010 |
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Discovery of key pathway interaction may lead to therapies that aid brain growth and repair
Researchers at Children's National Medical Center have discovered that the two major types of signaling pathways activated during brain cell development -- the epidermal growth factor receptor pathway and the Notch pathway ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Archer fish can see like mammals (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to see objects oriented differently to the background, which is known as orientation-based saliency, has long been thought to be confined to mammals, but a new study has found ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Scientists identify new gene for memory
A team led by a Scripps Research Institute scientist has for the first time identified a new gene that is required for memory formation in Drosophila, the common fruit fly. The gene may have similar functions in humans, sheddi ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2010 |
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