neuroscience

A third generation glutamate sensor with a fluorescent readout offers insights into neuronal communication.

To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.

In the absence of a precise definition of brain, pinning down its origins is difficult. But scientists have a theory.

In mice, chronically high levels of stress hormones worsen bowel inflammation.

Using a mouse model of breast cancer brain metastasis, researchers showed that tumor cells require fatty acid synthesis to grow, which offers a potential therapeutic target.

Scientists used a vibrating capsule to assess people’s gut sensitivities and understand how the brain interprets these signals.  

An aqueduct connecting the brain to the ear may make gene therapy for hearing loss less invasive.

Gene therapy may be the first step toward curing a rare genetic epilepsy.

New preprints failed to reproduce the buzzy new neuroimaging technique DIANA fMRI, but its inventor remains steadfast.

Researchers find that UBQLN2 gene dysfunction causes a virus-like protein to accumulate in cells, which changes gene expression and may contribute to disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Genetic screens have revealed three peripheral tissue genes that regulate sleep. What does this mean for sleep research?

Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.

Researchers scratch the surface of schizophrenia susceptibility by uncovering DNA methylation differences in neonatal blood samples.

Scientists are decoding how electrically stimulating transplanted stem cells helps heal the injured brain.