Not exact matches
«In animal studies, exercise has been shown to
specifically affect the hippocampus, significantly increasing the growth of
new neurons and
cell survival, enhancing memory and learning, and increasing molecules that are involved in the plasticity of the
brain,» Chaddock said.
In the
new study, the scientists expressed surprise that the early abnormal growth of
brain cells they observed in the fish embryo
specifically affected male hormones, potentially indicating why more boys than girls are diagnosed with certain neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.
One
new set of
brain cells formed in the olfactory bulb, and were
specifically tuned to the smells of his pups.
Study author, Dr Timothy Humphrey said «Mutations in SETD2 are frequently found in kidney cancer and some childhood
brain tumors, so we were excited when we discovered that a
new drug we were studying
specifically killed cancer
cells with this mutation.»
New research by neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), published in The Journal of Neuroscience, reveals a set of
cells in the fruit fly
brain that respond
specifically to food odors.
Specifically, one speaker focused on ways to increase
brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-- a protein that may «stimulate the production of
new brain cells and / or strengthen existing ones.»