Posts Tagged ‘receptors’
Fragile X synaptic defects located in brain
NYU (US)—Researchers have identified novel synaptic defects in an area of the brain that is involved in the debilitating emotional symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome, the leading known genetic cause of autism and mental retardation. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Dec 7, 2009 14:11 - 0 Comments
Fly-off-the-handle pheromone—in flies
CALTECH (US)—Researchers have identified a pheromone in the vinegar fly that makes males behave aggressively, and they’ve pinpointed the neurons in the fly’s antenna that detect this pheromone and relay the information to the brain to elicit aggression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2009 13:30 - 1 Comment
Progesterone’s double life
EMORY (US)—Twenty-five years ago neuroscientist Donald Stein began to suspect that women’s brains differed from men’s when it came to recovering from traumatic brain injuries. Specifically, Stein observed that female lab rats recovered more readily than males—thanks to progesterone. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Nov 9, 2009 17:57 - 1 Comment
Plants, bacteria tango to trip up disease
UC DAVIS (US)—New research is helping unravel some of the mystery surrounding how plants and bacteria partner in a kind of immunity dance to defend against invasion from disease-causing microbes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2009 12:16 - 1 Comment
Younger muscles through biochemistry
UC BERKELEY (US)—Researchers have identified critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle. By manipulating these pathways, the researchers were able to turn back the clock on old human muscle, restoring its ability to repair and rebuild itself. (more…)
