News articles tagged with 'neurone'
Metabolic defects in mice corrected with transplanted embryonic neurones
— 25 Nov 2011 09:00 | HealthA new study has revealed that immature neurones taken from healthy mouse embryos can repair damaged brain circuitry and partially normalise metabolism when transplanted into adult mice…
How the brain senses nutrient balance
— 18 Nov 2011 17:01 | HealthThere is no doubt that eating a balanced diet is essential for maintaining a healthy body weight as well as appropriate arousal and energy balance, but the details about how the nutrients…
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…
Why stem cells don't just want to make neurones
— 1 Apr 2011 16:21 | HealthResearch being presented today (01 April) at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual science conference provides another piece in the puzzle of why it can be so hard to produce large…
In hungry flies, sense of smell grows keener
— 1 Apr 2011 15:33 | BiologyWhen fruit flies are hungry, they become especially attuned to the scent of their next good meal, according to a report in the April 1st issue of Cell, a Cell Press publication. That…
What the brain saw
— 31 Mar 2011 15:18 | HealthThe moment we open our eyes, we perceive the world with apparent ease. But the question of how neurones in the retina encode what we 'see' has been a tricky one. A key obstacle to understanding…
Dine or dash? Genes help decide when to look for new food
— 17 Mar 2011 20:24 | BiologyFor worms, choosing when to search for a new dinner spot depends on many factors, both internal and external: how hungry they are, for example, how much oxygen is in the air, and how…
Finding shows potential way to protect neurones in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS
— 12 Mar 2011 14:50 | HealthCell biologists pondering the death of neurones - brain cells - said today that by eliminating one ingredient from the cellular machinery, they prolonged the life of neurones stressed…
Mouse nose nerve cells mature after birth, allowing bonding, recognition with mother
— 12 Mar 2011 14:47 | BiologyFor rodent pups, bonding with mom isn't hard-wired in the womb. It develops over the first few weeks of life, which is achieved by their maturing sense of smell, possibly allowing these…