by The Mount Sinai Hospital Space-filling model of the Cholesterol molecule. Credit: RedAndr/Wikipedia Through a structural and functional approach, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Stanford University Medical Center identified physical binding sites for cholesterol in the brain’s G-protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels, potassium channels that have been implicated in a variety...
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania A new study from Penn Medicine lends further evidence that the social behaviors tied to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) emerge from abnormal function of sensory neurons outside the brain. It’s an important finding, published today in the journal Cell Reports, because peripheral sensory systems—which determine...
By Lauren Sharkey Fact checked by Paula Field Perceived stress may detrimentally impact oral health which, in turn, may lead to cognitive decline among specific elderly communities, according to two new studies. Oral health can be a surprisingly good indicator of a person’s well-being. Not only can oral diseases reduce a person’s quality of life, but they can also increase...
by Nick Adams, Swinburne University of Technology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hangovers reduce brain function and memory, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology (Swinburne) in Melbourne. The research was conducted in the central entertainment district of Brisbane and involved breathalyzing and interviewing participants at the end of a night out. The following morning,...
Vegetarians showed greater visual memory gains than meat eaters after taking creatine AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY Orlando, Fla. (April 8, 2019)–Vegetarians who take the dietary supplement creatine may enjoy improved brain function, according to a new study. The research will be presented today at the American Physiological Society’s (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2019 in Orlando, Fla. Creatine is a chemical...
