Study shows hairy skin does not become less sensitive with age

byFrontiersAdministration of calibrated microfilaments to the skin. Credit: L Samain-AupicOur sense of touch is generally thought to decline with age, just like the other senses. However, a stud

Updated on: July 05,2024

Study shows hairy skin does not become less sensitive with age

byFrontiersAdministration of calibrated microfilaments to the skin. Credit: L Samain-AupicOur sense of touch is generally thought to decline with age, just like the other senses. However, a stud

Updated on:July 05,2024

New study reveals how the brain orchestrates motions in partnership with sensory cues from the body

byColumbia UniversityMicroscope image of a fly brain (gray) with magenta visual neurons connecting to a motor neuron in this study (green). Credit: Stephen Huston, Zuckerman Institute; Rebecca J

Updated on: March 28,2024

New study reveals how the brain orchestrates motions in partnership with sensory cues from the body

byColumbia UniversityMicroscope image of a fly brain (gray) with magenta visual neurons connecting to a motor neuron in this study (green). Credit: Stephen Huston, Zuckerman Institute; Rebecca J

Updated on:March 28,2024

Insulin resistance in shift workers not affected by melatonin treatment, finds study

by University of SurreyTime course of serum glucose and insulin concentrations during oral glucose tolerance testing in night shift workers at baseline, after 12 weeks, and after 24 weeks as comp

Updated on: March 05,2024

Insulin resistance in shift workers not affected by melatonin treatment, finds study

by University of SurreyTime course of serum glucose and insulin concentrations during oral glucose tolerance testing in night shift workers at baseline, after 12 weeks, and after 24 weeks as comp

Updated on:March 05,2024

Growth cone in migrating neurons involved in promoting neuronal migration and regeneration in brain injury, study shows

by Nagoya City UniversityCollective time-lapse images of a migrating neuron (bottom) and an elongating axon (top) from super-resolution microscopy. Growth cones at the tips of the neurons are ext

Updated on: March 19,2024

Growth cone in migrating neurons involved in promoting neuronal migration and regeneration in brain injury, study shows

by Nagoya City UniversityCollective time-lapse images of a migrating neuron (bottom) and an elongating axon (top) from super-resolution microscopy. Growth cones at the tips of the neurons are ext

Updated on:March 19,2024

Epigenetic markers associated with Alzheimer's disease found

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the U.S., and Shan

Updated on: June 01,2024

Epigenetic markers associated with Alzheimer's disease found

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the U.S., and Shan

Updated on:June 01,2024

Novel cause of brain mosaicism and focal epilepsy identified

byNationwide Children's HospitalBrain mosaic copy number gain of chr1q.a, Six patients included in the study met the following criteria: infantile spasms progressing to intractable foc

Updated on: January 12,2024

Novel cause of brain mosaicism and focal epilepsy identified

byNationwide Children's HospitalBrain mosaic copy number gain of chr1q.a, Six patients included in the study met the following criteria: infantile spasms progressing to intractable foc

Updated on:January 12,2024

What happens to your brain without any social contact? - Terry Kupers

Updated on: November 06,2025

What happens to your brain without any social contact? - Terry Kupers

Updated on:November 06,2025

Touchscreens and milkshakes: Study reveals more about brain's reward systems

by Cam Buchan,University of Western OntarioThe touchscreen Autoshaping task to assess Pavlovian approach behaviors toward reward-predicting stimuli. a Layout of the Autoshaping touchscreen opera

Updated on: February 03,2024

Touchscreens and milkshakes: Study reveals more about brain's reward systems

by Cam Buchan,University of Western OntarioThe touchscreen Autoshaping task to assess Pavlovian approach behaviors toward reward-predicting stimuli. a Layout of the Autoshaping touchscreen opera

Updated on:February 03,2024

Single-cell dissection of Alzheimer's vascular changes across six brain regions

by Rachel Gordon, MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence LabExperimental validation of adDEGs. a. Chromogenic RNAscope for ABCC9 and SLC6A1. Prefrontal cortex brain sections (n = 4 for AD

Updated on: April 20,2024

Single-cell dissection of Alzheimer's vascular changes across six brain regions

by Rachel Gordon, MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence LabExperimental validation of adDEGs. a. Chromogenic RNAscope for ABCC9 and SLC6A1. Prefrontal cortex brain sections (n = 4 for AD

Updated on:April 20,2024

How sensory neurons impact the gut

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers showed that PIEZO2 receptors in sensory neurons control the rate of gut transit. In this fluorescently stained microscopy image, nerve endings stemmin

Updated on: June 20,2024

How sensory neurons impact the gut

by The Scripps Research InstituteResearchers showed that PIEZO2 receptors in sensory neurons control the rate of gut transit. In this fluorescently stained microscopy image, nerve endings stemmin

Updated on:June 20,2024

How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline

by Natalie C. Tronson,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOf all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the effect of COVID-19 on the brai

Updated on: March 30,2024

How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline

by Natalie C. Tronson,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainOf all frightening ways that the SARS-COV-2 virus affects the body, one of the more insidious is the effect of COVID-19 on the brai

Updated on:March 30,2024

Blood levels of common antiepileptic drugs drop during pregnancy, causing breakthrough seizures

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBlood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with the onset of pregnancy, report researchers from the Univ

Updated on: February 03,2024

Blood levels of common antiepileptic drugs drop during pregnancy, causing breakthrough seizures

by University of PittsburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBlood levels of many commonly used antiepileptic drugs drop dramatically with the onset of pregnancy, report researchers from the Univ

Updated on:February 03,2024