The functioning of the brain relies on the establishment of very precise connections between neurons: synapses. A recent ...

Researchers from the Department of Physics have managed to experimentally develop a new magnetic state: a magneto-ionic vortex or "vortion." The research, published in Nature Communications, allows ...

The laboratory of Ege Kavalali, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, published a paper in Nature ...

Erythropoietin-producing hepatoma (Eph) receptors, including EphA4, are expressed on the cell surface and involved in brain development, which involves extensive pruning of synapses. A variant in ...

A recent study from Northwestern University has uncovered a genetic factor that may play a key role in autism. Researchers found that a specific gene affects how brain cells form connections during ...

Thanks to Olson, Manor and his team obtained cochlear samples from adult mice that had normal hearing and were either exposed ...

Scientists at Scripps Research developed a stable form of carnosic acid, which enhanced memory function and improved ...

In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers from The Autonomous University of Barcelona have unveiled a novel ...