News articles tagged with 'neurogenesis'
New strategy for stimulating neurogenesis may lead to drugs to improve cognition and mood
— 4 Apr 2011 19:06 | HealthResearchers at Columbia University Medical Centre have developed a new way to stimulate neurone production in the adult mouse brain, demonstrating that neurones acquired in the brain's…
Nurturing newborn neurones sharpens minds in mice
— 4 Apr 2011 18:48 | HealthAdult mice engineered to have more newborn neurones in their brain memory hub excelled at accurately discriminating between similar experiences - an ability that declines with normal…
Work-life balance: Brain stem cells need their rest, too
— 2 Jul 2010 11:23 | HealthStem cells in the brain remain dormant until called upon to divide and make more neurones. However, little has been known about the molecular guards that keep them quiet. Now scientists…
Scientists alter developing brain to resemble that of another species
— 4 May 2010 14:56 | BiologyScientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found that by applying chemicals to manipulate genes in a developing embryo, they've been able to change the brain of one type…
Antidepressants as treatment immediately following a stroke?
— 13 Apr 2010 11:41 | HealthA study at the Buck Institute for Age Research suggests a new strategy for the treatment of stroke. Research in rodents shows the growth of new neurones, also known as neurogenesis,…
Fragile X protein loss alters brain pathways responsible for learning and memory
— 9 Apr 2010 09:39 | HealthGeneticists have known for two decades that fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability, is due to the functional loss of fragile X mental retardation…
New brain nerve cells key to stress resilience, UT Southwestern researchers find
— 31 Mar 2010 09:46 | HealthUT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers have found new clues that might help explain why some people are more susceptible to stress than others…
Increasing neurogenesis might prevent drug addiction and relapse
— 18 Mar 2010 12:46 | HealthResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre hope they have begun paving a new pathway in the fight against drug dependence. Their hypothesis - that increasing the normally occurring…
Polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids boost the birth of new neurones
— 25 Nov 2009 09:26 | HealthUniversitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) researchers have confirmed that a diet rich in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids, patented as an LMN diet, helps boost the production…
Adult gut can generate new neurones
— 5 Aug 2009 09:48 | HealthThe adult lower digestive tract can be stimulated to add neurones to the intestinal system, according to new mouse research in the August 5 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The…