CHD8, a gene already linked to a subset of people with autism spectrum disorder, is critical to healthy neuronal connections in the developing brain, new preclinical research shows. The work […]
A protein that helps regulate cell metabolism called AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) is a key driver of deadly high-grade brain cancers like glioblastoma, research from the Cincinnati Children’s Cancer and […]
If you watch kids at a local playground, sooner or later one of them will run around and fall face-first to the ground. For a moment, there’s likely to be […]
Higher levels of chronic inflammation in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with more positive connections between multiple brain networks, new research from University of Michigan investigators shows. In patients […]
An ion transporter mechanism contributes to the transport of water from the blood into the brain, a new study on mice conducted at the University of Copenhagen reports. If the […]
It is the relative silence between the firing spikes of neurons that shows what they are really up to, a new study suggests. “The brain appears to use these durations […]
When intrusive negative memories pop into consciousness, turning attention to the contextual details of the incident rather than the emotional fallout could help minimize cognitive disruption and redirect the brain’s […]
In struggling readers, white matter in the brain strengthened — and their reading performance improved — after just eight weeks of a specialized tutoring program, a new University of Washington […]
