A whole-genome sequencing study of nearly 2,000 families has implicated mutations in promoter regions of the genome – regions that precede the start of a gene – in autism spectrum […]
A lone gene mutation that causes an inherited form of frontotemporal dementia makes it harder for neurons in the brain to communicate with one another, leading to neurodegeneration, an international […]
A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth – this was discovered by researchers from the University of Basel’s Biozentrum two years ago. In […]
Whether it’s the pleasant experience of returning to one’s childhood home over the holidays or the unease of revisiting a site that proved unpleasant, we often find that when we […]
New findings that may help pinpoint what goes awry with glia in neurodegeneration have been produced by a research team led by Professor Benedikt Berninger of the Institute of Physiological […]
When you reach for a bottle of acetaminophen, you may be looking for relief from a headache. But if you take more than what is recommended, the drug can damage […]
More than half of cancer survivors suffer from cognitive impairment from chemotherapy that lingers for months or years after the cancer is gone. In a new study explaining the cellular […]
Based on the neuronal activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain, it is possible to predict what action will be chosen next. If the activity of specific neurons remains […]
