A mutation could protect from familiar Alzheimer’s cognitive decline

A reported case study in a colombian woman, member of a family carriers of a mutation…

The art of forgetting: microglia eats memories away in mice

As important as remembering, it is forgetting. As Sherlock Holmes said the brain is like a…

High alcohol consumption linked to single brain receptor…in mice

Too much of anything is usually a mistake, when we speak of a substance of abuse…

Brain structure differences associated with smartphone addiction

Smartphones are our everyday travel companion. Be it for work, in our leisure time or to…

Neuron-like chips could help revert neurological damage

A team of scientists at two british universities, Bath and Bristol, have developed neuron-like chips that…

T cells could be key for early Alzheimer’s detection

For a long time Alzheimer disease has been studied mostly as a neuronal disease. However, recently…

A biomarker in hair could help diagnose schizophrenia

One of the hardest things when dealing with psychiatric illness is to come up with a…

Why (some) sleepy brains get grumpy

Some people are cool not getting enough sleep. I am, however, not one of those. After…

Zebrafish point to an ancient origin of sleep

As one of those people who REALLY love to sleep -and doesn’t get close to enough…

A new type of spatial neuron found

First of all, I don’t want to mean that a neuron was found in space, but…