Role of endocannobinoids in neuronal communication in the brain
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The Heinrich Wieland Prize has been jointly awarded to Professor Raphael Mechoulam, Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Professor Roger Nicoll the University of California, San Francisco for their research into ...
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Microscopic imaging techniques have enabled scientists to delve deep into the brain of a living animal to see how visual circuitry works.
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Scientists say they have identified the protein which is key to developing long-term memory.
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BOSTON- Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have compiled the first atlas showing the locations of crucial gene regulators, or switches that determine how different parts of the brain develop - and, in some cases, develop abnormally or
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Researchers have begun to unravel how a recently discovered brain protein impacts sleep and emotional responses. Injections of the protein, called NPS, kept rats awake when they would normally sleep.
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Turning specific cells on and off in fly brains can help researchers understand how individual parts of a complex system affect the whole animal.
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Researchers believe they have discovered the final link in the physiological process that enables us to hear. That last connection is a molecule in the inner ear that
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Scientists have discovered that a key cancer gene also plays a role in repairing damaged nerve cells. The Cancer Research UK team hope their finding could lead to new treatments for spinal injuries.
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A genetic mutation can trigger learning difficulties by changing the way brain cells communicate with each other, research shows.
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Neurocrine resubmits a marketing application for its lead drug.
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Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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A synthetic molecule based on one found in frog egg cells could potentially be used to treat brain tumours.
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By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 3--How the dangerous pathogen Myxobolus cerebralis got into Alaska's fisheries is something scientists may never know.
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NEW YORK  - Syncytin, a virus protein that  has been around for millions of years, may play a role in the  nerve damage that occurs with multiple sclerosis (MS),  scientists report in the journal Nature Neuroscience. This  finding could lead to new treatments for the devastating  neurologic disease.
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Brain peptide may be target for new drugs to treat insomnia, ADHD    HealthDayNews -- A brain protein that regulates sleep and anxiety may offer a target for the development of new drugs to treat conditions such as sleep and anxiety disorders and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.    In research with rodents, University of California, Irvine scientists found that neuropeptide S (NPS) increases alertness, suppresses sleep and controls stress response...
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Ever wonder why fear-mongering seems to work so well at the pollsâwhile appeals to reason often leave the electorate cold? A new book applies neuroscience to politics to figure out why the Democrats struggle to push the buttons in voters' brains.
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A mutant gene triggers mental retardation by changing the way brain cells communicate, research shows.