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There’s a New Hypothesis on Your Hypophysis

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Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann Institute study challenges an old dogma regarding the pituitary gland’s embryonic origins and may lead to new insights into growth...

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Unlocking a Secret Nerve Cell Regenerator

31.08.2023

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

A protein facilitating nerve cell repair in the peripheral nervous system might one day point to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases...

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Born Ready for Pressure

18.01.2023

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Stress-resilient fish are born that way; their immune system reveals why

Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

31.05.2022

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A newly revealed mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression

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Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

31.03.2022

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discover a new neuroprotective pathway

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The Social Sense

28.12.2021

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology

Oxytocin in a developing fish brain determines later social behavior

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A tumor sample from a human patient with the most common type of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). Senescent cells are highlighted by their expression of the p16 (red) and the PD-L1 (green) proteins. Cell nuclei are in blue

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MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

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