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Looking At Neurons From All Sides
A new technique that marries
a fast-moving laser beam
with a special microscope
that look at tissues in
different optical planes
will enable scientists to
get a 3-D view of neurons or
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Data Transfer In The Brain: Newfound Mechanism Enables Reliable Transmission Of Neuronal Information
The receptors of
neurotransmitters move very
rapidly. This mobility plays
an essential, and hitherto
unsuspected, role in the
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How Big Is Your Brain? Its Size May Protect You From Memory Loss
From autopsies, researchers
have long known that some
people die with sharp minds
and perfect memories, but
their brains riddled with
the plaques and tangles of
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Constant Cross-talk Between Motor And Sensory Nerves Keeps Growth Coordinated
Come summer, we will once
again marvel at the amazing
athletic skills of Olympic
athletes while in fact, the
simple act of walking is no
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Improving Anxiety Treatment Through The Help Of Brain Imaging: A Potential Future Treatment Strategy
May 10, 2008 — Wouldn't it be nice if our doctors could predict accurately whether we would respond to a particular medication? This question is important because research studies provide information about how ... > full story -
Prions Show Their Good Side
May 9, 2008 — Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also have a helpful side. New research shows that normally functioning prions prevent neurons ... > full story -
Mechanism Of Action Of Antibiotic Able To Reduce Neuronal Cell Death In Brain Uncovered
May 9, 2008 — Researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to therapies to treat Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Does The Brain Control Muscles Or Movements?
May 8, 2008 — One of the major scientific questions about the brain is how it can translate the simple intent to perform an action -- say, reach for a glass -- into the dynamic, coordinated symphony of muscle ... > full story -
Killer Competition: Neurons Duke It Out For Survival
May 8, 2008 — The developing nervous system makes far more nerve cells than are needed to ensure target organs and tissues are properly connected to the nervous system. As nerves connect to target organs, they ... > full story -
Caution Urged With New Anti-obesity Drug In Kids
May 8, 2008 — Anti-obesity drugs that work by blocking brain molecules similar to those in marijuana could also interfere with neural development in young children, according to a new study from MIT's Picower ... > full story -
Cell-based Therapy Shows Promise In Patients With Parkinson's Disease
April 29, 2008 — A novel cell therapy using retinal pigment epithelial cells attached to tiny gelatin bead microcarriers implanted in the brain can improve the symptoms of patients with moderate to advanced ... > full story -
New Drug Discovery Tool For Alzheimer's Disease Discovered
April 29, 2008 — A new drug discovery tool has been developed for Alzheimer's disease. An abnormal form of tau protein, as it occurs in Alzheimer's disease, can now be produced in very simple cell models. Tau ... > full story -
Brain's Reaction To Potent Hallucinogen Salvia Explored
April 28, 2008 — Brain-imaging studies performed in animals provide researchers with clues about why an increasingly popular recreational drug that causes hallucinations and motor-function impairment in humans is ... > full story -
New Finding On How Memory Is Formed And Stored
April 25, 2008 — The location of protein-destroying "machines" in nerve cells in the brain may play an important role in how memories are formed -- a finding with potential implications for treating Alzheimer's and ... > full story
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