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- Snails use 'two brain cells' to make decisions, Sussex University discovers http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-36443264 6 comments
- A study by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences found that a tiny protein called PNA5 appears to have a protective effect on brain cells, which could lead to treatments for the cognitive symptoms of Parkinson's disease and related disorders https://news.arizona.edu/news/study-identifies-potential-new-drug-parkinsons-related-cognitive-decline-dementia 3 comments science
- Researchers at the University of Otago have established that wheat gluten can induce brain inflammation in mice. Their study found higher numbers of immune cells in the hypothalamus, a brain area with an important role in regulating body weight and blood sugar. https://www.technologynetworks.com/immunology/news/wheat-gluten-found-to-cause-brain-inflammation-in-mice-377502 30 comments science
- University of Queensland researchers have used an algorithm from a video game to gain insights into the behaviour of molecules within live brain cells https://qbi.uq.edu.au/article/2023/06/video-games-spark-new-frontier-neuroscience 4 comments science
- A team led by a University of Arizona College of Medicine harnessed AI to trace the path from a healthy brain cell to one afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease. https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04791-5 3 comments science
- Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 can cause brain cells to fuse, initiating malfunctions that lead to chronic neurological symptoms. https://qbi.uq.edu.au/article/2023/06/covid-19-can-cause-brain-cells-%E2%80%98fuse%E2%80%99 338 comments science
- Researchers from The University of Queensland have determined how Botox – a drug made from a deadly biological substance – enters brain cells. https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/embj.2022112095 69 comments science
- A John Hopkins University-led team says ORGANOID INTELLIGENCE (OI) may be the future of AI deployment. Conglomerations of living brain cells in 3D structures may be vastly more powerful and energy efficient than silicon chips. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/science/articles/10.3389/fsci.2023.1017235 7 comments futurology
- A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide has found a link between the way that cells produce energy for brain function and the mutated genes found in Alzheimer’s disease. https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2021/12/24/is-energy-the-key-to-alzheimers-disease 6 comments science
- A University of Florida scientist has grown a living “brain” that can fly a simulated plane, giving scientists a novel way to observe how brain cells function as a network. https://yeevu.com/brain-in-a-dish-acts-as-autopilot-living-computer/ 3 comments technology
- A University of Florida scientist has grown a living “brain” that can fly a simulated plane, giving scientists a novel way to observe how brain cells function as a network. https://yeevu.com/brain-in-a-dish-acts-as-autopilot-living-computer/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=brain 22 comments science
- University of Utah scientists discover link between unique brain cells and OCD and anxiety https://unews.utah.edu/microglia-ocd/ 17 comments science
- Researchers at Rutgers University have identified a new factor that is essential for maintaining the stem cells in the brain and gut and whose loss may contribute to anxiety and cognitive disorders and to gastrointestinal diseases. https://www.cell.com/stem-cell-reports/fulltext/s2213-6711(19)30059-1?_returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2Fs2213671119300591%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 4 comments science
- Tau’s role in the neuron is to allow microtubules to grow and remain dynamic, a new study by researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine suggests. The finding reverses the popular scientific dogma that the protein tau stabilizes microtubules within brain cells. https://reliawire.com/tau-axonal-microtubules/ 3 comments science
- Zika virus can kill brain tumor cells, Washington University researchers discover http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/zika-virus-can-kill-brain-tumor-cells-washington-university-researchers/article_e41ccd8d-185b-59df-91f7-098139b92cee.html 3 comments science
- Scientists from the Technical University of Munich have published a new paper showing that using a BACE inhibitor drug reduces the amount of amyloid beta in the brains of mice and restores the normal function of nerve cells and significantly improves memory. https://www.singularityarchive.com/new-drug-restores-brain-function-alzheimers-animal-model-large-scale-clinical-trial-now-planned/ 3 comments science
- Princeton University - In unstable times, the brain reduces cell production to help cope. People who experience job loss, divorce, death of a loved one or any number of life's upheavals often adopt coping mechanisms to make the situation less traumatic. https://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/s47/19/74k78/?section=topstories 7 comments science
- Snails use two brain cells to make "complex decisions", a team of scientists has found. Researchers at the University of Sussex said one cell told the snail if it was hungry while the other cell told it if food was present. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-36443264#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=publicrss20-sa 181 comments science
- A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. The study indicates a major shift in our understanding of how depression is caused and how it should be treated. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/uomm-uom031813.php 21 comments science
- University of Rochester scientists have found out how to increase the intelligence of mice: by transplanting human brain cells into them http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/07/17217086-mice-get-human-brain-cells-and-get-smarter-too?fb_action_ids=10200932578778330&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=addthis_blogs 113 comments science
- Neurons can be reprogrammed long after they’ve matured, study finds. Researchers at Harvard University report that fully matured neurons in the intact brain can be made to switch identity and re-route their fibres to acquire the characteristics of cells in other layers. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/26/neurons-can-be-reprogrammed-long-after-theyve-matured-study-finds/ 9 comments science
- If the Universe is just a brain cell neuron http://sharerimghosting.com/p/142072_1.html 3 comments science
- The Universe and the Brain Cell. Very Interesting. http://groups.able2know.org/philforum/topic/1787-1 13 comments space
- Primates' brains make visual maps using triangular grids. Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have identified grid cells, neurons that fire in repeating triangular patterns as the eyes explore visual scenes, in the brains of rhesus monkeys. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/eu-pbm102612.php 4 comments science
- Scientists at The University of Auckland have succeeded in converting human skin cells directly into immature brain cells http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/news/template/news_item.jsp?cid=520802 4 comments science
- Researchers at Newcastle University have revealed the mechanism by which neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and other parts of the body, age. http://earthsky.org/science-wire/scientists-discover-how-the-brain-ages 106 comments science
- Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have found substances in the blood of old mice that appear to inhibit the brain's ability to produce new nerve cells critical to memory http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110831155352.htm 11 comments science
- Structure of brain cell and Universe almost identical [pic] http://nmvsite.com/structure-of-brain-cell-and-universe-almost-identical 20 comments science
- Structure of brain cell and Universe almost identical http://nmvsite.com/structure-of-brain-cell-and-universe-almost-identical 4 comments science
- Structure of brain cell and Universe almost identical [pic] http://nmvsite.com/structure-of-brain-cell-and-universe-almost-identical 37 comments reddit.com
- If you needed stem cells implanted in your brain to treat a disorder, you might be able to just snort them instead. New details from a University of Minnesota researcher's initial tests show the stem cells actually make it to the brain when snorted rather than implanted through surgery. http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/09/snorting_stem_c.php 11 comments science
- Could the Universe be a Gigantic Brain Cell? http://wiseperception.com/node/165 74 comments science
- A Brain Cell is the Same as the Universe http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/brain-universe.html 2 comments reddit.com
- A Brain Cell is the Same as the Universe http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/brain-universe.html 3 comments science
- Scientists from Queen Mary University of London, funded by the charity Brain Tumour Research and the Medical Research Council, have found a new way to starve cancerous brain tumour cells of energy in order to prevent further growth https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2021/smd/researchers-discover-new-way-to-starve-brain-tumours.html 3 comments science
- Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have used stem cells to create miniature lab-grown brains that produce brain waves https://technologyandus.com/5439-2/ 20 comments science
- Study finds electronic cigarettes damage brain stem cells. A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has found that electronic cigarettes, often targeted to youth and pregnant women, produce a stress response in neural stem cells, which are critical cells in the brain. https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2019/07/01/study-finds-electronic-cigarettes-damage-brain-stem-cells 49 comments science
- Prospective Alzheimer’s drug builds new brain cell connections. Washington State University researchers have developed a new drug candidate that dramatically improves the cognitive function of rats with Alzheimer’s-like mental impairment http://news.wsu.edu/pages/publications.asp?action=detail&publicationid=33329&typeid=1 8 comments science
- University of Calgary succeeds in building a neurochip out of silicon, human brain cells http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/10/university-of-calgary-succeeds-in-building-a-neurochip-out-of-si/ 30 comments science