Tag: cells

Mental Health and Brain Health

Tiny Cells Shape Memory, Mood, and Behavior

Tiny Cells Shape Memory, Mood, and Behavior
6 min read

Summary: Scientists have uncovered a biological “blueprint” that shows how the brain’s smallest building blocks create the large networks that drive thought, emotion, and behavior. By combining brain imaging with genetic and molecular data, the team demonstrated that cellular and

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Brain Cells That May Prevent Schizophrenia Symptoms Identified

Brain Cells That May Prevent Schizophrenia Symptoms Identified
6 min read

Summary: Researchers have identified a rare type of brain cell whose overactivity may contribute to schizophrenia-like symptoms, such as cognitive deficits and disrupted sleep. When scientists reduced the activity of these cells in mice with a schizophrenia-linked mutation, the animals’

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Mental Health and Brain Health

For the first time, scientists pinpoint brain cells linked to depression

For the first time, scientists pinpoint brain cells linked to depression
3 min read

Scientists at McGill University and the Douglas Institute have discovered that two distinct types of brain cells show changes in people experiencing depression.

Published in Nature Genetics, the research provides new clues that could guide the creation of treatments

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Technology and Brain Health

New CRISPR technology delivers RNA precisely to repair damaged brain cells

New CRISPR technology delivers RNA precisely to repair damaged brain cells
5 min read

When a neuron in our body gets damaged, segments of RNA produce proteins that can help repair the injury. But in neurological disorders such as ALS and spinal muscular atrophy, or following spinal cord injuries, the mechanisms for moving life-essential

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