Researchers at University of California San Diego studying p53, the heralded cancer-fighting “guardian of the genome,” have found that the human protein also plays a role in promoting tumors, in […]
A new framework for understanding the pathology of Parkinson’s disease is provided by research from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Working in two fruit fly models of Parkinson’s, […]
A set of four, or even three, molecules that could convert glial cells into new neurons has been identified by researchers at Pennsylvania State University. The simple drug cocktail could […]
Information about texture is transmitted from sensors in the skin and through the nerves to the somatosensory cortex, the part of the brain responsible for interpreting the sense of touch. […]
Particular genetic variants in the human genome that are important for the development of the brain early in the life of the foetus are frequently found in psychiatric disorders, recent […]
You probably remember being at school as a child and learning how to do arithmetic, to read and comprehend stories, and to solve puzzles. These tasks may appear simple to […]
Cells communicate with one another much like humans do. This allows organs to work synchronously, which in turn enables them to perform a remarkable range of tasks. One such means […]
A blood-clotting protein called fibrinogen is responsible for a series of molecular and cellular events that can destroy connections between neurons in the brain and result in cognitive decline, new […]
