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Young people at risk of addiction have differences in key brain region

Young adults at risk of developing problems with addiction show key differences in an important region of the brain, according

A team of researchers including UCI project scientist Rachita Sumbria, PhD and UCI neurologist Mark J. Fisher, MD have provided,

Of four research participants living with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury, two are able to walk over ground with

Researchers at UCLA and Columbia University have developed a novel method for tracking the activity of small molecules in the

The appearance of fever is associated with the release in the hypothalamus of a lipid compound called prostaglandin E2 (PGE2),

New work from Carnegie’s Ethan Greenblatt and Allan Spradling reveals that the genetic factors underlying fragile X syndrome, and potentially

Researchers at the University of Basel have discovered a factor that could support the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases such

By activating a single type of neuron, scientists triggered hot-flash-like symptoms in mice. In the July 10 issue of Cell

Here’s the neuroscience of a neglected banana (and a lot of other things in daily life): whenever you look at

Scientists in Dresden, Germany, have been successful in mimicking mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease in a novel, stem cell-based model system