Exercising helps neurons grow
Physical activity helps neurons grow faster. THE ESSENTIAL MIT researchers have discovered that the growth of motor neurons is stimulated ...
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Endometriosis: a discovery could explain the pain and growth of lesions
A communication pathway between neurons and the immune system may be involved in the lesions and pain of endometriosis. Treatment ...
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Depression: negative perceptions linked to dysfunction of amygdala neurons
According to a new study, depression is linked to dysfunction of neurons in the amygdala, an area of the brain ...
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Public speaking, vacuums, spiders: these phobias activate different parts of the brain
Neural representations of the experience of fear depend on the situation we face. THE ESSENTIAL For a long time, mainstream ...
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Obesity, diabetes: ‘Sticky’ brain cells may encourage eating more
Australian researchers have discovered that in obese or diabetic patients, neurons become trapped in a dense, glue-like substance, affecting their ...
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How do you recognize numbers? Perceptual and neural mechanisms revealed
Japanese researchers have discovered a new bistable perceptual phenomenon in digital characters, such as Arabic numerals. THE ESSENTIAL Partial occlusion ...
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Memory: The brain stores at least three copies of each of our memories
A team of researchers reveals that the brain stores not one but at least three distinct versions of a memory, ...
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Obesity: Eating for Necessity or Pleasure? There’s a Brain Circuit for That
In mice, neural circuits in the brain promote hunger-stimulated food consumption and suppress pleasure-motivated eating. THE ESSENTIAL American researchers have ...
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ALS: Researchers identify genes responsible for neuron death
A study highlights a set of genes that may be behind the death of brain cells, a hallmark of amyotrophic ...
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ALS: discovery of a new way to slow the disease
Researchers have been able to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by preventing the death of nerve cells in ...
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Childhood obesity: a genetic mutation involved?
Researchers have identified a genetic mutation strongly associated with childhood obesity, which could ultimately enable the development of new treatments. ...
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The love hormone holds the key to your memory
Japanese researchers have demonstrated that specific oxytocin neurons help boost object recognition memory. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have identified specific oxytocin ...
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Heartbeat: neurons can sense the pulse in the brain
Specific neurons directly detect the rhythmic movements of blood vessels induced by heartbeats in the brain and can therefore detect ...
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Life expectancy: activation of certain brain cells makes you live longer
A study shows that brain cells communicate with adipose tissue to produce cellular fuel, helping to combat the effects of ...
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Mini-care robots created from human cells
Researchers at Tufts University (USA) have succeeded in creating mini biological robots from human cells. These are able to move ...
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Daydreaming may play a role in brain plasticity
Observations on mice showed that daydreaming stimulated the creation of new neural networks. THE ESSENTIAL In mice, neurons in the ...
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Fainting: what really happens in the body
Researchers have discovered that during a faint, the exchange of information between the body and the brain goes both ways, ...
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Postpartum depression: it could have a genetic origin
Researchers have highlighted the existence of a genetic correlation with postpartum depression. THE ESSENTIAL An international team of researchers carried ...
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Brain injury: biomarker predicts whether neurons can regenerate
American researchers have managed to identify a biomarker making it possible to predict the ability of a neuron to regenerate ...
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Traumatic memories can rewire the brain
A new study tells us more about the neural networks in the brain that are involved in the formation of ...
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Brain: a new type of cell has been discovered
In addition to neurons and astrocytes, researchers have discovered a new type of hybrid cell in the brain. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Parkinson’s disease: a discovery shakes up common beliefs
The death of dopamine-producing neurons is not what triggers Parkinson's disease, according to a recent study. In reality, it is ...
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Long Covid: infection of certain neurons causing persistent disorders in humans
Researchers have discovered that Covid-19 infection can, in the long term, damage GnRH neurons and affect several cognitive abilities such ...
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Vascular dementia: this protein increases the risk of suffering from it
Swiss researchers have discovered that a receptor protein, called CCR5, plays a key role in the neuronal death observed during ...
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What if we could regenerate lost neurons?
© Shutterstock / Giovanni CancemiAlzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke or even of epilepsy are diseases of the nervous system that lead to ...
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Diet: a hope to counter the yoyo effect?
Researchers reveal the brain mechanisms linked to the yoyo effect after dieting. THE ESSENTIAL The yoyo effect is the work ...
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Stress: the neurons that explain why women are more sensitive to it
The neurons involved in the creation of negative emotional states and stress have receptors for estrogen, the main female sex ...
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Brain cancer: how overactive neurons feed the tumor
In people with brain cancer, a vicious circle sets in: the tumor generates hyperactivity of neurons, which accelerates its growth. ...
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How our neurons act in our social relationships
Korean researchers have announced the discovery of neurons in our brain that allow us to recognize others and interact with ...
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Alzheimer’s: stimulating neurons could help treat the disease
Brain stimulation of neurons in the hippocampus, those still developing in adulthood, may help restore cognitive function in people with ...
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