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The human brain is the center of the human nervous system and is a highly complex organ. Enclosed in the cranium, it has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is over three times as large as the brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body size.

Research finds key reason why brain connectivity goes awry in rare neurodevelopmental conditions

Axons are the long thread-like extensions of neurons that send electrical signals to other brain cells. Thanks to axonal connectivity, our brains and bodies can do all necessary tasks.

16 Dec 2019

Sleep fragmentation linked to migraine risk a day later

Nearly half of all patients who suffer migraines report sleep disturbance as a trigger for their headaches. But the relationship between sleep and migraine headaches is not well understood or well-studied.

16 Dec 2019

Heart-healthy diet is low in cholesterol, says AHA yet again

A news release from the American Health Association (AHA) in the form of a Scientific Advisory, published in the journal Circulation on December 16, 2019, reiterates that replacing saturated fat with polyunsaturated fats is an effective way to keep the arteries healthy by lowering the levels of artery-clogging cholesterol (LDL) in blood.

16 Dec 2019

Researchers show how collective memory shapes individual memory

In the last century, French sociologist Maurice Halbwachs declared that personal memories are influenced by their social contexts.

16 Dec 2019

Super-resolution localization photoacoustic microscopy can find blocked or burst blood vessels

200 years ago, a doctor from France used a stethoscope for the first time and countless efforts to observe human body have been made since then. Up to now, the best tool that provides anatomical, functional, and molecular information of human and animal is the photoacoustic microscopy.

16 Dec 2019

Seafood consumption and mercury concentrations in vulnerable coastal Florida population

Mercury contamination of the marine environment is a global public health concern. Human exposure occurs primarily by eating seafood, especially large predatory fish such as swordfish and albacore tuna.

16 Dec 2019

Heart-healthy diets can reduce risk of stroke, heart disease

Reducing dietary cholesterol by focusing on an overall heart-healthy dietary pattern that replaces saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats remains good advice for keeping artery-clogging LDL cholesterol levels healthy.

16 Dec 2019

Oversleeping puts you at risk of stroke

Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality in the United States. A new study has found that sleeping too much, such as sleeping nine hours a day and having frequent naps may increase the risk of this cardiovascular disease.

15 Dec 2019

Conscious perception of visual location occurs in frontal lobes of the brain, study finds

A Dartmouth study finds that the conscious perception of visual location occurs in the frontal lobes of the brain, rather than in the visual system in the back of the brain. The findings are published in Current Biology.

15 Dec 2019

UAB seminar on the extraordinary science of the immune system

"The human immune system makes my head explode," Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matt Richtel recently told a University of Alabama at Birmingham freshman seminar on immunology. "This is by far the hardest subject I have ever had to explore."

15 Dec 2019

CSHLP releases new book on 'Metastasis: Mechanism to Therapy'

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announced the release of Metastasis: Mechanism to Therapy, available on its website in Hardcover format.

14 Dec 2019

New techniques could help neuroscientists track brain computations

Since the 1950s at least, researchers have speculated that the brain is a kind of computer in which neurons make up complex circuits that perform untold numbers of calculations every second. Decades later, neuroscientists know that these brain circuits exist, yet technical limitations have kept most details of their computations out of reach.

14 Dec 2019

Study unveils new layers of mystery about visual memory, amblyopia

In decades of studying how neural circuits in the brain's visual cortex adapt to experience, MIT Professor Mark Bear's lab has followed the science wherever it has led, yielding the discovery of cellular mechanisms serving visual recognition memory, in which the brain learns what sights are familiar so it can focus on what's new, and of a potential therapy for amblyopia, a disorder where children born with disrupted vision in one eye can lose visual acuity there permanently without intervention.

14 Dec 2019

Researchers reconstruct words from neural signals using brain-computer interface

A team of Brown University researchers has used a brain-computer interface to reconstruct English words from neural signals recorded in the brains of nonhuman primates.

14 Dec 2019

New study improves understanding of widespread diseases

When proteins in the brain form deposits consisting of insoluble aggregates, diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's can occur. Now a research team has come a step closer to understanding this process.

14 Dec 2019

Novel drug shows efficacy against advanced ROS1 and NTRK fusion-positive NSCLC

Pooled analysis of three phase 1 and 2 clinical trials published online ahead of print in the journal Lancet Oncology show that the drug entrectinib is effective and well-tolerated against advanced ROS1 and NTRK fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC).

14 Dec 2019

Rutgers expert shares tips on how to minimize jet lag, sleep disruptions during the holidays

With shorter daylight hours, stress and travel to different time zones, the holiday season can disrupt our circadian rhythm and create sleep difficulties – making it even harder to avoid stress, enjoy time with family, and finally return to work.

14 Dec 2019

Study shows how a protein in the brain could protect against Alzheimer’s

Research shows that white blood cells in the human brain are regulated by a protein called CD33--a finding with important implications in the fight against Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by University of Alberta chemists.

13 Dec 2019

Precision epigenome editing can repair genetic syndrome of intellectual disability

Using a targeted gene epigenome editing approach in the developing mouse brain, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers reversed one gene mutation that leads to the genetic disorder WAGR syndrome, which causes intellectual disability and obesity in people.

13 Dec 2019

Research reveals how skeletal muscle communicates with the brain regarding feeding behavior

The brain determines when it is time to feed - but how does it know? Findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital provide new understanding of how the brain orchestrates this process.

12 Dec 2019

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Research finds key reason why brain connectivity goes awry in rare neurodevelopmental conditions

Sleep fragmentation linked to migraine risk a day later

Heart-healthy diet is low in cholesterol, says AHA yet again

Researchers show how collective memory shapes individual memory

Super-resolution localization photoacoustic microscopy can find blocked or burst blood vessels

Seafood consumption and mercury concentrations in vulnerable coastal Florida population

Heart-healthy diets can reduce risk of stroke, heart disease

Oversleeping puts you at risk of stroke

Conscious perception of visual location occurs in frontal lobes of the brain, study finds

UAB seminar on the extraordinary science of the immune system

CSHLP releases new book on 'Metastasis: Mechanism to Therapy'

New techniques could help neuroscientists track brain computations

Study unveils new layers of mystery about visual memory, amblyopia

Researchers reconstruct words from neural signals using brain-computer interface

New study improves understanding of widespread diseases

Novel drug shows efficacy against advanced ROS1 and NTRK fusion-positive NSCLC

Rutgers expert shares tips on how to minimize jet lag, sleep disruptions during the holidays

Study shows how a protein in the brain could protect against Alzheimer’s

Precision epigenome editing can repair genetic syndrome of intellectual disability

Research reveals how skeletal muscle communicates with the brain regarding feeding behavior

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