New research indicates that patterns of brain activation during reward anticipation may help identify people most at risk for developing bipolar spectrum disorders. Mania in people with bipolar spectrum disorders […]
Most neurons have many branching extensions called dendrites that receive input from thousands of other neurons. Dendrites aren’t just passive information-carriers, however. According to a new study from MIT, they […]
A previously unknown druggable pocket formed by viral proteins VP1 and VP3 in enteroviruses and rhinoviruses has bee identified in new research. The finding may allow development of new antiviral […]
Developing a large brain comes at a price: An infant expends around two-thirds of its energy alone on supplying nourishment to its brain. First milk and then other food makes […]
A pattern of molecules that appear in the blood before a seizure happens has been discovered by researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The finding may lead […]
Our brains are more sensitive to pitch, the harmonic sounds we hear when listening to music, than our evolutionary relative the macaque monkey, new research has found. “We found that […]
Can your liver sense when you’re staring at a television screen or cellphone late at night? Apparently so, and when such activity is detected, the organ can throw your circadian […]
Deviating from a regular bedtime and wakeup schedule – and getting different amounts of sleep each night – can put a person at higher risk for obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, […]
