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Neurobiology
Neurobiology: is also known as neuroscience and is the scientific study of the nervous system. It is a branch of biology that combines various realms of science like anatomy, physiology, molecular biology and cytology in order to better understand the fundamental and emergent properties of neurons and neural circuits. Over time the scope of neuroscience has broadened to include different approaches used to study the nervous system.
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JUN 22, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
In the gut, there is an enteric nervous system; it is a network of neurons that extends throughout the walls of the GI t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star shaped cells that make up around 35% of human brain cells. They were once thought of as cells that s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
As many as 4% of women may suffer from fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes flares of pain in the muscles and soft tissu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Although scientists can learn a lot from cell culture and animal models, they cannot truly substitute for all parts of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been studying this compound as a potential treatment for a rare neurological disorder, but it could appl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in our understanding of Huntington's disease. This genetic disorder has long ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Lissencephaly refers to a rare condition in which the folds usually found in the brain do not develop, and brain develop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes pain is a necessary warning signal; for example, if we touch something very hot and it burns, we know to move ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2024Microbiology
Compared to other large primates, humans have unusually big brains. Now, scientists have suggested that the large size o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an incredible technique that was developed in the 1980s. It uses radio waves, giant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Neurodegenerative diseases of aging like Parkinson's disease (PD) or Alzheimer's disease (AD) are usually not di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A map of 139,205 neurons and over 50 million synapses in the brain of an adult fruit fly / Image courtesy: Tyler Sloan, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new studies have outlined major new findings in Parkinson's disease genetics. One has identified a gene that could r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
When we are rewarded for an action, the nature of that reward can have a major effect on future decisions and behavior. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has shown how a technique that measures patterns of brain activity can be used to diagnose and monitor obse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has used a mouse model to show that maternal obesity appears to affect the behaviors of offspring through a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2024Genetics & Genomics
For decades, the study of genetic disease was focused on genes that code for protein. But scientists have now identified ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2024Genetics & Genomics
While some genes have been linked to specific disorders, it may not always be clear how changes in those genes can lead ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2024Genetics & Genomics
During the development of a human embryo, a structure called the neural tube grows and will eventually give rise to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system, and peripheral nerves extend through the body, sending inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of mo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Cells are defined by the genes they express; protein-coding genes are carefully regulated so that the correct proteins w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a gene called SCN2A are known to cause seizures in infants, and have been associated with autism spectrum d ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the gut, there is an enteric nervous system; it is a network of neurons that extends throughout the walls of the GI t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star shaped cells that make up around 35% of human brain cells. They were once thought of as cells that s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
As many as 4% of women may suffer from fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes flares of pain in the muscles and soft tissu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although scientists can learn a lot from cell culture and animal models, they cannot truly substitute for all parts of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been studying this compound as a potential treatment for a rare neurological disorder, but it could appl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in our understanding of Huntington's disease. This genetic disorder has long
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Lissencephaly refers to a rare condition in which the folds usually found in the brain do not develop, and brain develop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes pain is a necessary warning signal; for example, if we touch something very hot and it burns, we know to move
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2024
Microbiology
Compared to other large primates, humans have unusually big brains. Now, scientists have suggested that the large size o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an incredible technique that was developed in the 1980s. It uses radio waves, giant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Neurodegenerative diseases of aging like Parkinson's disease (PD) or Alzheimer's disease (AD) are usually not di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A map of 139,205 neurons and over 50 million synapses in the brain of an adult fruit fly / Image courtesy: Tyler Sloan,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new studies have outlined major new findings in Parkinson's disease genetics. One has identified a gene that could r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
When we are rewarded for an action, the nature of that reward can have a major effect on future decisions and behavior.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has shown how a technique that measures patterns of brain activity can be used to diagnose and monitor obse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has used a mouse model to show that maternal obesity appears to affect the behaviors of offspring through a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
For decades, the study of genetic disease was focused on genes that code for protein. But scientists have now identified
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
While some genes have been linked to specific disorders, it may not always be clear how changes in those genes can lead
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
During the development of a human embryo, a structure called the neural tube grows and will eventually give rise to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system, and peripheral nerves extend through the body, sending inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating and fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Cells are defined by the genes they express; protein-coding genes are carefully regulated so that the correct proteins w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a gene called SCN2A are known to cause seizures in infants, and have been associated with autism spectrum d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch