A new understanding of the complex ways in which general anaesthetics act on the brain could eventually lead to improved
Category: Neurons
Regulating asprosin levels can control appetite and weight
Researchers have discovered a new hormone called asprosin, that regulates blood-glucose levels. New studies on the hormones showed that asprosin
Brain oxidative stress can cause migraine
Migraine are an integrated mechanism by which the brain protects and repairs itself. Migraine can be triggered by diet, stress,
Schizophrenia disrupts the brain’s communication system
Schizophrenia disorder is a systemic disruption to the brain’s communication system. The white matter- fatty brain tissue enabling neurons to
Epigenetics of drug addiction
Epigenetic factor such as enzymes in the brain that alter the packaging and accessibility of genes without changing the genes
Source of ageing process
Genes belong to a process called autophagy – this one of the cells most critical survival processes, it promotes health
Activating brain region creates desire for cocaine
Researchers have identified a part of the brain that intensifies desire for rewards like addiction to cocaine. Activating part of
Autoimmunity contributes to Parkinson’s disease
Autoimmunity is when the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues. Parkinson’s disease is neurodegenerative movement disorder.Malfunctioning immune system contributes
Roles of genetics in brain formation
Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute TSRI have discovered that neurons in brains that form networks in the absence of
