Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Protein production prevents sleep-loss forgetfulness

Boosting levels of certain proteins in mice prevented memory problems associated with sleep deprivation.

Neuroscience

Mold may mean bad news for the brain

Living with mold isn’t good for your lungs. A study in mice shows that mold exposure may also cause inflammation that is bad for the brain.

Neuroscience

‘Bath salts’ reduce communication in rat brains

The recreational drugs known as bath salts cause a loss of communication between areas in the rat brain.

Neuroscience

Magnets in helmets might make football safer

The repulsive force of magnets in football helmets could slow the impact of collisions, reducing concussion danger and making the game safer.

Neuroscience

Stopped brain clock saves memory in hamsters

Broken timekeeper in brain may explain some memory problems, hamster study suggests.

Health & Medicine

Foul smells during sleep may help smokers quit

A night of smelling rotten eggs and fish while inhaling cigarette odors makes smokers reach for fewer cigarettes upon waking.

Neuroscience

Serotonin lies at the intersection of pain and itch

Serotonin may help relieve pain, but it also causes itch. A study shows why scratching just makes it worse.

Genetics

Human thoughts control mouse genes

Human brain waves trigger light that activates protein production in rodents.

Neuroscience

Chronic marijuana use may alter the brain

Long-term marijuana use may lead to reduced gray matter and increased white matter connectivity in the brain.

Neuroscience

Brain regions linking odors to words pinpointed

Scientists have pinpointed two brain regions involved in linking odors to their names, with implications for why smells are hard to identify.

Neuroscience

For a friendlier zebra finch, just add stress

Adding stress hormones to the diet of developing zebra finches produced birds that were social butterflies.

Psychology

With a tap on the back, researchers create ghostly sensation

Experimentally induced illusion probes supernatural experiences, hallucinations.