Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a dual regulatory mechanism safeguarding ...

A breakthrough study has uncovered a hidden player in Parkinson’s disease—24-OHC, a cholesterol metabolite that fuels the ...

Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have linked genetic variants to neuropsychiatric disorders, but their regulatory roles in non-coding regions remain largely unclear. Using the LUHMES neuronal ...

A dopamine deficiency may have links to several medical conditions, including depression, Parkinson’s disease, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Dopamine is a neurotransmitter ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring ...

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which greatly circumvent the ethical issue of human embryonic stem cells (ESCs), can be induced to differentiate to dopaminergic (DA) neurons, and hence be used ...

Scientists have developed a new kind of laser-based artificial neuron that mimics a biological nerve cell. This artificial neuron could boost high-speed computing and artificial intelligence (AI ...

This prismatic photo captures a network of dopaminergic neurons—nerve cells that produce and release dopamine—generated from human stem cells. Scientific studies have shown that dopamine doesn ...

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. Published in the ...

Researchers used genetic tools to reveal that certain neurons in the brain control food choice and can sense both taste and texture 1. The conventional view of taste sensing holds that specific ...

A 3D-printed brain model using nanopillars is reshaping neuroscience, allowing neurons to grow in realistic ways. This breakthrough could unlock crucial insights into brain disorders. (Artist’s ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Glial cells have been found to protect neurons by detecting and responding to damage in dendritic cilia. This mechanism involves two proteins, DGS-1 and FIG-1 ...