Neurons dump their waste to astrocytes
Jun 03, 2019 Erwin van den Burg
Neurons that are highly active damage their lipids, which can become toxic. A new study found that these neurons secrete these toxic, damaged lipids, which are then being taken up and processed by astrocyt... Read more
Genetic mutation protects against dementia
May 27, 2019 Erwin van den Burg
A mutation in the PLCG2 gene protects against various forms of dementia. Carriers of this mutation have a greatly increased chance of turning 100 without dementia. This finding is the result of genetic res... Read more
Kids who watch more TV sleep less
May 15, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Approximately 35% of 3-5 year old kids have TV in their bedrooms and atleast a third of them fall asleep with the TV on mostly watching violent stimulating videos. Now, researchers have shown that this aff... Read more
Regular coffee drinkers are better to catch a whiff of it
May 15, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Researchers have shown that regular coffee drinkers can sniff out even trace amounts of coffee as well as faster at recognizing its aroma as compared to non-coffee drinkers.
High caffeine... Read more
Key brain protein involved in food intake discovered
May 14, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
This might come as a shock; however researchers have revealed that controlling your weight might be dependent on a brain protein regardless of the amount of exercise or diet you could be doing. The protein... Read more
Gut bacteria and depression?
May 08, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Gut microbiome has been the center of the new wave of research over the last couple of years. In a recent study, researchers have shown that gut bacteria altered depression linked behavior as well as gut i... Read more
Alternative treatment of epilepsy in children identified
May 07, 2019 Erwin van den Burg
In a collaborative effort, clinicians and scientists have identified an alternative to phenytoin in the second order treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children.
By assessing 0ve... Read more
Why do we love bitter coffee and beer?
May 02, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Ever wonder why some people love the bitter taste of coffee, while some just can’t stand it? While the scientists predicted that variations in the genes associated with taste sensations could account... Read more
New gene mutation makes mice brave
May 02, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Researchers used a gene manipulation technology to delete the P4h-tm gene from mice and made an unexpected discovery. These mice showed increased courage, lower anxiety and fear and also increased social i... Read more
A thermostat in the brain to balance electrical activity: implication for future epilepsy treatment
Apr 30, 2019 Erwin van den Burg
Researchers have discovered how the setpoint of neuronal activity is determined, a thermostat which prevents the brain from going into a state of epilepsy (too much brain activity) or coma (too little brai... Read more
Brain function partially restored in pig after death
Apr 18, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Immediately after death, once the oxygen and blood supply is cut off, the electrical brain activity disappears immediately, while the energy stores get depleted within minutes. This has always lead to beli... Read more
Where do angry dreams arise in the brain?
Apr 16, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
In a new study conducted in healthy adults, researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity which can predict anger experienced during dreams.
Researchers collected EEG recordings... Read more
How to change your brain: Train it
Apr 15, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Researchers have found out that even 1 hour of brain training exercises using neurofeedback can increase the strength of neuronal connections and improved communication between different brain regions. Read more
NFL players have higher abnormal proteins in the brain
Apr 12, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Scientists conducted a PET scan in living National Football League (NFL) players who displayed certain cognitive and behavioural symptoms. They found that these players had abnormal levels of tau protein i... Read more
Electrical pulses to restore memory
Apr 10, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Researchers have shown that a decline in memory due to ageing can be temporarily reversed using electrical brain stimulation.
Scientists used non-invasive brain stimulation in 42 individu... Read more
More insight into Parkinson’s disease
Apr 05, 2019 Erwin van den Burg
Brain cells that produce dopamine are the ones that are lost in Parkinson’s disease patients.
A new study has found that these cells regenerate constantly from a pool of specialized s... Read more
Cognition restored in old mice by blocking a protein
Apr 05, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Microglia, the garbage collecting cells in the brain have several genes which are linked to Alzheimer’s disease and these genes are active only in the microglia. These genes show abnormal activity pa... Read more
Digital multitasking linked to obesity
Apr 03, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Researchers have found out that mindlessly switching between several digital devices is associated with increased susceptibility to food temptations and lower self-control which could ultimately lead to we... Read more
How poverty affects brain activity of children
Apr 02, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
Researchers compared the brain activity of children from poor rural Indian background to those coming from families in Midwest America and found that the former had weaker brain activity and hence were mor... Read more
The source of new neurons in the brain discovered
Apr 01, 2019 Kshitij Jadhav
While it was once believed that mammals cannot make new neurons throughout life, researchers have shown that in mice there is a type of stem cell that makes adult neurons in the brain hippocampus all along... Read more
