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Could drinking tea help manage COVID-19?

Researchers summarized the content of active ingredients in different types of tea, the second most consumed beverage in the world. They also explored the possibility of using tea extracts for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and treatment.

17 Jan 2023

Researchers develop an artificial neuron closely mimicking the characteristics of a biological neuron

Researchers reported a conductance-based organic electrochemical neuron that mimicked biological signaling in neurons, especially activation/inactivation of their sodium and potassium channels.

16 Jan 2023

Study identifies new tau regulators as viable therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's and other tauopathies

Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people worldwide and as our life expectancy increases, more individuals are expected to be affected in the coming decades.

16 Jan 2023

Machine learning tools help unravel why human accelerated regions evolved so quickly

Humans and chimpanzees differ in only one percent of their DNA. Human accelerated regions (HARs) are parts of the genome with an unexpected amount of these differences.

13 Jan 2023

Do hPSC-derived retinal neurons possess intrinsic potential to form new synaptic connections after extraction from organoids?

Researchers successfully demonstrated that lab-grown retinal organoids made new synaptic connections, theoretically establishing their potential to treat blindness due to retinal degenerative diseases.

13 Jan 2023

“Zone of uncertainty” communicates with the neocortex to rapidly control memory formation

The neocortex is the largest and most complex part of the brain and has long been considered the ultimate storage site for long-term memories. But how are traces of past events and experiences laid down there?

13 Jan 2023

Imaging technology reveals the creation and elimination of synapses in the brains of live mice

A University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher is part of an international team that has used imaging technology to show, for the first time, the creation and elimination of synapses between neurons in the brains of live mice.

12 Jan 2023

Yale researchers identify neuronal basis of impaired consciousness in children with absence epilepsy

Imagine slipping in and out of consciousness hundreds of times per day, staying awake the whole time but having no sense of awareness during these lapses.

10 Jan 2023

Imaris launches 10.0, an AI-powered software for fast and accurate detection of neurons, microglia and blood vessels

Oxford Instruments - Andor has today released Imaris 10.0, the latest version of its market-leading microscopy image analysis software.

From Andor Technology Ltd. 10 Jan 2023

Researchers discover new cellular component with importance for the sense of smell

Researchers at Umeå University have discovered a previously unknown cellular component, an organelle, inside neurons that we use to perceive smell.

4 Jan 2023

Insilico announces nomination of preclinical candidate targeting KAT6A for ER+/HER2- breast cancer therapy

Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a clinical-stage end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announced that the company's drug discovery team has nominated a preclinical candidate targeting KAT6A for ER+/HER2- breast cancer therapy utilizing its end-to-end Pharma.AI platform.

27 Dec 2022

Targeting Piezo2 could provide new avenue for treating chronic pain related to gastrointestinal disorders

Targeting a receptor responsible for our sense of touch and temperature, which researchers have now found to be present in our colon, could provide a new avenue for treating chronic pain associated with gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome.

23 Dec 2022

Cellular models based on reprogrammed human cells could boost development of efficient therapies

Studies on diseases that affect the human brain are usually based on animal models which cannot reproduce the complexity of human neuropathies.

22 Dec 2022

Study provides insights into the coordinated dance of nerve and vascular cells

Nerve cells need a lot of energy and oxygen. They receive both through the blood. This is why nerve tissue is usually crisscrossed by a large number of blood vessels.

21 Dec 2022

Myelin influences energy management of inhibitory brain cells

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have discovered that the energy management of inhibitory brain cells is different compared to excitatory cells in our brain.

20 Dec 2022

Probiotic bacterium prevents neurodegeneration in animal model of ALS

A probiotic bacterium called Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 prevents neurodegeneration in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

20 Dec 2022

Flexible assemblies of nerve cells appear to be key to successful episodic memory

For the first time, scientists have recorded human nerve cells firing together in flexible assemblies, a process that appears necessary to successfully encode long-term memories, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers reports.

14 Dec 2022

CRISPR/Cas9-engineered avatar mouse model of rare disease paves the way for targeted therapy

An international research team led by Dr Ana Guadaño at the Alberto Sols Biomedical Research Institute (IIBM, a combined CSIC-UAM center) and involving the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), used CRISPR gene editing techniques to incorporate into the mice a mutation of the MCT8 protein responsible for transporting thyroid hormones to the interior of the cell.

12 Dec 2022

New method uses light to change long-term behavior of neurons

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and MIT have developed a new method to target diseased neurons in the brain and change their long-term behavior using light, paving the way for potential new treatments for neurological conditions such as epilepsy and autism.

8 Dec 2022

UTHealth Houston professor wins $3.5 million to study the mechanisms of brain receptors involved in neurological disorders

A five-year, nearly $3.5 million grant to study the mechanisms of brain receptors involved in neurological disorders such as learning disabilities has been awarded to Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, of UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health.

1 Dec 2022

Neuron News and Research

Could drinking tea help manage COVID-19?

Researchers develop an artificial neuron closely mimicking the characteristics of a biological neuron

Study identifies new tau regulators as viable therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's and other tauopathies

Machine learning tools help unravel why human accelerated regions evolved so quickly

Do hPSC-derived retinal neurons possess intrinsic potential to form new synaptic connections after extraction from organoids?

“Zone of uncertainty” communicates with the neocortex to rapidly control memory formation

Imaging technology reveals the creation and elimination of synapses in the brains of live mice

Yale researchers identify neuronal basis of impaired consciousness in children with absence epilepsy

Imaris launches 10.0, an AI-powered software for fast and accurate detection of neurons, microglia and blood vessels

Researchers discover new cellular component with importance for the sense of smell

Insilico announces nomination of preclinical candidate targeting KAT6A for ER+/HER2- breast cancer therapy

Targeting Piezo2 could provide new avenue for treating chronic pain related to gastrointestinal disorders

Cellular models based on reprogrammed human cells could boost development of efficient therapies

Study provides insights into the coordinated dance of nerve and vascular cells

Myelin influences energy management of inhibitory brain cells

Probiotic bacterium prevents neurodegeneration in animal model of ALS

Flexible assemblies of nerve cells appear to be key to successful episodic memory

CRISPR/Cas9-engineered avatar mouse model of rare disease paves the way for targeted therapy

New method uses light to change long-term behavior of neurons

UTHealth Houston professor wins $3.5 million to study the mechanisms of brain receptors involved in neurological disorders

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