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Genetic body/brain connection identified in genomic region linked to autism.

Identifying relevant genetic interactions contributing to neurodevelopmental disorders is a huge challenge facing the field. Now, a study from researchers at the Whitehead Institute identifies a direct link between deletions
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Study shows how astrocytes regulate formation of synapses in neurodevelopment.

During brain development, the formation of neuronal synapses at the right time, in the right place, and of the right strength is crucial to the ongoing function of the brain
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Study identifies new function for the hippocampus.

The human brain is the source of a person’s thoughts, emotions, perceptions, actions, and memories. One challenge for neuroscience is to achieve an integrated understanding of the large-scale brain-wide interactions,
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Neurons in the brain which quench thirst identified.

To maintain homeostasis in the body, physiological imbalances produce motivational drives, one of which is thirst. This thirst produces a drive to seek and consume water, however, just how neural activity creates this
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New lung cell type identified.

There are two classifications of cells in the human body, namely, germ cells which are used to make sperm and eggs, and somatic cells that make up every other cell in the
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First autonomous cargo-sorting DNA nanobot developed.

Robots are an important type of molecular machine which automatically carry out complex nanomechanical tasks. DNA molecules are excellent materials for building molecular robots, because their geometric, thermodynamic, and kinetic properties
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Study identifies previously unknown role of microglia in neurodevelopment.

The brain consists of two major types of cells, neurons and glia cells, which provide support and protection for neurons in the central and peripheral nervous systems. While neurons have
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Researchers identify the control mechanism of synapse formation.

The brain controls all functions of the body and interprets information from the outside world. Intelligence, creativity, emotion, and memory are a few of the many things governed by the
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Controlling a single brain chemical expands window for learning language, music in animal model.

Learning language or music is usually a breeze for children, however, as even young adults know, that capacity declines dramatically with age. Now, a study from researchers at St. Jude
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Magnetised bacteriophages successfully punch through biofilms to reach targets.

A vast number of the pathogens are grouped into communities called biofilms. Biofilms are where bacteria join together on a surface and start to form a protective matrix around their
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