Nerve cells called pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons were found to be responsible for post-feeding sugar consumption.

There is no escape from mental pain. It's necessary to learn techniques that soften the body's physiologic response to threats.

Cells in the body have to move around in order to do their jobs. During development, for instance, cells are distributed to ...

Alpha-GPC, a choline-rich supplement, enhances brain health by increasing acetylcholine, with potential applications in ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

An interdisciplinary research team from Leipzig University and the Saxon AI center ScaDS.AI has developed a novel approach ...

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

However, the study provides limited new insights into the relationship between retinal lamination defects and overall retinal function. Neural lamination is a common feature of the central nervous ...

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known to play a key role in supporting the development of synapses and neural ...

A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers enough ...