This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

Alcohol use disorder, which affects over 10% of Americans, can lead to persistent and serious insomnia. Difficulties falling ...

How does the body regulate the activity of insulin-producing cells in order to react quickly to changing conditions? Researchers have investigated this question.

The hormone insulin plays a central role in the metabolism of many living organisms. When food is plentiful, insulin promotes ...

What has puzzled researchers and philosophers for many centuries is the ‘why’ of sleep, along with the ‘how’. We human animals know from experience that we need to sleep, ...

What if our food cravings depended on our memories? A recent study reveals that specific neurons in the hippocampus play a ...

The B vitamin mitigates manganese neurotoxicity, which produces symptoms that resemble Parkinson's disease. The vitamin improves dopamine production in the brain and offers potential therapeutic ...

New research published in Science Signaling employs model systems and human nerve cells to show the mechanisms by which ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

During the last century, biologists have extensively studied Drosophila melanogaster ... mathematical model to study how neurons in the brain might adjust their connections to learn and store ...