Synapses
Synapses: a bridge between two nerve cells, consisting of a small gap across which impulses pass by in the form of a neurotransmitter.
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AUG 11, 2022Technology
AUG 11, 2022In a recent study published in Science, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have pr ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 11, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
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JAN 28, 2021Researchers have shown that enzymes working at the synapses of medium spiny neurons (MSN) are associated with drug-seeki ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 27, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 27, 2021Researchers from McGill University have discovered one of the possible mechanisms by which lysergic acid diethylamide (L ...Written By: Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2022
Technology
AUG 11, 2022
In a recent study published in Science, a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have pr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 11, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
AUG 11, 2022
In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, a team of researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and T
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 21, 2022
Immunology
JUL 21, 2022
Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers captured images of a molecule called an autoantibody as it attached to a rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2022
Neuroscience
JUL 18, 2022
People usually only have to learn how to ride a bicycle once; and once a person learns how, they can get on and start ri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2022
Technology
JUN 21, 2022
Everyone loves technology, whether it’s a cellphone, smartwatch, or other wearable device that we use to get throu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 16, 2022
Neuroscience
JUN 16, 2022
It's estimated that as many as 80% of all people partake in the world's most common psychoactive substance, caffeine. Pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2022
Immunology
JUN 10, 2022
Schizophrenia is estimated to impact around 24 million people, which is about 1 in 300 people worldwide. This poorly und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2022
Technology
JUN 03, 2022
Here we go again because science fiction hasn’t taught us anything about robots eventually taking over humanity. I
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
MAY 12, 2022
The genetic mutations that have been studied the most are those that have been linked to human disease, but what about m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2022
Immunology
APR 26, 2022
The immune system can get tired when it has to fight against a chronic infection or a disease like cancer. Exhausted T c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
APR 07, 2022
Genome wide association studies seek to understand how very small change sin the human genome can contribute to disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Neuroscience
FEB 11, 2022
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 12, 2021
A detailed map of thousands of neurons in the mouse brain was created by a team of researchers, who worked on the projec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
DEC 08, 2021
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m
...
Sponsored By:
Biotium
NOV 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
NOV 05, 2021
Up until recently, cannabis-based treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have focused on CBD-enrichment and THC d
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
OCT 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 04, 2021
Neurons signal to one another at crucial junctions called synapses, and synaptic dysfunction is thought to play a role i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
SEP 30, 2021
According to data from a National Vital Statistics Report published in March 2021, the percentage of infants born with a
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
JUL 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 07, 2021
Breaks in DNA are typically associated with harmful conditions, and the cell has ways to repair this damage. But it's be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 06, 2021
The perineuronal net is known to play a crucial role in memory. This structure surrounds certain neurons, encasing their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
APR 07, 2021
Scientists have been using genetic and computational tools to find small changes in the sequences of genes that are like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
FEB 16, 2021
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Neuroscience
JAN 28, 2021
Researchers from Germany have found that Multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated inflammation in the cerebral cortex destroys
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 28, 2021
Neuroscience
JAN 28, 2021
Researchers have shown that enzymes working at the synapses of medium spiny neurons (MSN) are associated with drug-seeki
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 27, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 27, 2021
Researchers from McGill University have discovered one of the possible mechanisms by which lysergic acid diethylamide (L
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon