LEPTIN’S NEURAL CIRCUIT IDENTIFIED
A new gene editing study reveals how the hormone leptin can help to prevent diabetes and obesity.… READ MORE…
BEING HUNGRY TURNS OFF PERCEPTION OF CHRONIC PAIN
Researchers report the brain can suppress feelings of chronic pain when mice are hungry. … READ MORE…
RECEPTORS KEY TO STRONG MEMORIES
The strength of a memory depends upon the number of receptors in a synapse, researchers report.… READ MORE…
AI MAKES CONVERSATIONAL AGENTS SMARTER
Researchers have developed a new conversational AI agent that uses human input to learn. The system, named Evorus, is simultaneously trained by humans and this, researchers report, will gradually make it less dependent on people for learning. … READ MORE…
HOPE FOR AUTISM: OPTOGENETICS SHINES LIGHT ON SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
Optogenetics helps researchers discover how social behavior and spatial learning are linked in autism.… READ MORE…
SHUTTING OFF HUNGER’S ALARM SYSTEM
Researchers have identified a mechanism that drives hunger. A new study reports the sight or smell of food can temporarily turn of AgRP neurons, which drive the urge to eat. These neurons remain inactive until the brain receives a signal from the gut that calories have been consumed.… READ MORE…
NOVEL STEM CELL-DERIVED MODEL CREATED OF INFLAMMATORY NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER
UCSD researchers have successfully created a human stem cell based model of AGS, a rare, inherited autoimmune disorder.… READ MORE…
KEY LINK BETWEEN BRAIN CIRCUITS GOVERNING HUNGER AND CRAVINGS REVEALED
A new study could help explain how the hungry brain hinders dieting.… READ MORE…
WHY OUR BRAIN CELLS MAY PREVENT US FROM BURNING FAT WHEN WE DIET
Researchers have identified a mechanism that allows the body to adapt to a low caloric intake and limits weight loss.… READ MORE…
HOW EMBRYONIC CELLS MAKE SPINAL CORD, MUSCLE AND BONE
Study could help pave the way for new research for neurodegenerative conditions such as motor neuron disease and muscular dystrophy.… READ MORE…
DISCOVERY OF ‘MINI-BRAINS’ COULD CHANGE UNDERSTANDING OF PAIN MEDICATION
Findings could help with the development of new painkillers to target back pain, arthritis and other pain disorders.… READ MORE…
IMAGING THE BIRTH OF NEW BRAIN CELLS
Researchers have developed an enhanced imaging technique that can detect small fluctuations in the rate at which neurons are generated in the brain.… READ MORE…
