Male and female mice form memories of fearful events differently
A drug that blocks memory forming in male mice has a different effect in females
Cocaine use slices and dices RNA in mouse brain cells
The analysis of epigenetic changes caused by cocaine use adds to the evidence that substance use disorders are rooted in biology
Germ-free mice show how eating common oils affects our microbiomes
New research adds to our knowledge about how the oils we eat affect our bodies
A new molecule and an under-appreciated neuron have been implicated in Parkinson's disease
Researchers studying Parkinson’s disease pivot from the usual dopamine story and reveal a new mechanism underlying early motor deficits
A controversial new study shows how male rats can become pregnant and give birth
Scientists have debated whether the scientific progress justified the invasiveness of the procedure
Do you handle stress well? Thank your dad
Research finds that mice display the same stress responses as their fathers
When sperm can’t modify their proteins, their motors stop swimming
New study validates long-suspected biological reason for sperm-based infertility
New research describes how the inflammation characteristic of multiple sclerosis affects neurons
Inflammation destroys the junctions between neurons, slowing information transfer
Microbes in your gut might be impairing your memory
Gut microbes send different signals to the brain in people with obesity
Scientists discover a gene for scarless skin regeneration
This gene is active in newborn mice and gets turned off as they age
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Sugar may trigger inflammatory bowel disease by breaking down gut mucus
Mice fed sugar-heavy diets have worse colitis and more mucous-degrading gut bacteria
Scientists have restored youth to aging eyes in mice
New research suggests vision loss may be reversible via induced pluripotent stem cells
Brain waves with the same beat as "Call Me Maybe" induce dissociative states
Researchers elicited dissociation in mice with ketamine
Rodent fathers suggest dopamine is key to an neuroscience of parenting
A new study shines light (literally) on the brain chemistry of paternal behavior
Astrocytes, a type of brain cell. The nuclei of individual cells are stained blue, and structural filaments within the cell are yellow.
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Researchers have reversed Parkinson's disease in mice
Infecting astrocytes with a virus made them develop into neurons
New research uses CRISPR gene editing to grow new neurons in diseased brains
Scientists hope the CRISPR-based therapy could treat neurodegenerative disease
Susan Schwerin, M. Budde, M. Shindell, J. Munasinghe, S. Juliano, L.G. Cohen, National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
Two mini microscopes watched a mouse’s brain move its body in real time
The NINscope will help researchers uncover how neurons in different regions of the brain interact with each other