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Click here to view original web page at An Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Sensor Summary: A newly developed biosensor that detects TNF alpha in the body could be used to screen for Alzheimer’s and other diseases. Source: Simon Fraser University Researchers with the SFU Nanodevice Fabrication Group are developing a new biosensor that can be … Continue reading “An Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Sensor”
Click here to view original web page at A Small Molecule That Restores Visual Function After Optic Nerve Injury Identified Summary: Researchers identified a small molecule capable of stimulating nerve regeneration and restoring vision following injury to the optic nerve. Source: City University of Hong Kong Traumatic injury to the brain, spinal cord and optic … Continue reading “A Small Molecule That Restores Visual Function After Optic Nerve Injury Identified”
Click here to view original web page at A New Field of Neuroscience Aims to Map Connections in the Brain Scientists working in connectomics are creating comprehensive maps of how neurons connect to one another Wei-Chung Allen Lee is working in a new field of neuroscience called connectomics that aims to comprehensively map connections between … Continue reading “A New Field of Neuroscience Aims to Map Connections in the Brain”
Click here to view original web page at Differences in brain wiring could explain social communication difficulties in autistic children Children with autism often struggle to identify emotional cues in other people’s voices because of differences in the wiring and function of a key social center in their brains, according to a new study from … Continue reading “Differences in brain wiring could explain social communication difficulties in autistic children”
Click here to view original web page at Heavy Drinking in Young Adults Tied to Endocannabinoid Pathway Summary: Brain levels of FAAH, an enzyme that degrades a neurotransmitter that activates the cannabinoid 1 receptor, may contribute to the maintenance of excessive drinking and susceptibility to alcohol use disorder. Source: Elsevier Although heavy drinking in young … Continue reading “Heavy Drinking in Young Adults Tied to Endocannabinoid Pathway”
Click here to view original web page at Exploring the Effect of an Autism-Associated Mutation on Protein Movements Summary: The autism-associated TOP2B H58Y genetic mutation was significantly less mobile than the TOP2B WT mutation. Researchers say TOP2B H58Y’s retrained movement is mediated by ATPase activity. Source: Kumamoto University The processes of DNA replication and transcription … Continue reading “Exploring the Effect of an Autism-Associated Mutation on Protein Movements”
Click here to view original web page at Exactly How Many Senses Do We Really Have? Summary: Do people really have a “sixth sense”? Researchers evaluate how intuition and visions, often induced, are part of our conscious experience. Source: USC While the notion that people have five basic human senses is often considered a universal … Continue reading “Exactly How Many Senses Do We Really Have?”
Click here to view original web page at Repeating New Words Out Loud Isn’t Always the Best Way to Learn Them Summary: When learning new vocabulary, repeating words can have a negative effect on learning. Silently listening to the words or pausing between hearing and producing the new word helps to better consolidate language learning. … Continue reading “Repeating New Words Out Loud Isn’t Always the Best Way to Learn Them”
Click here to view original web page at An Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Sensor Summary: A newly developed biosensor that detects TNF alpha in the body could be used to screen for Alzheimer’s and other diseases. Source: Simon Fraser University Researchers with the SFU Nanodevice Fabrication Group are developing a new biosensor that can be … Continue reading “An Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection Sensor”
Click here to view original web page at Repeating New Words Out Loud Isn’t Always the Best Way to Learn Them Summary: When learning new vocabulary, repeating words can have a negative effect on learning. Silently listening to the words or pausing between hearing and producing the new word helps to better consolidate language learning. … Continue reading “Repeating New Words Out Loud Isn’t Always the Best Way to Learn Them”
