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Sex-based brain differences: Structure of a single neuron in C. elegans provides new insights
Is there a difference in brain structure between men and women? If we were to find such a difference in a single neuron, ...
From sequence to structure: A fast track for RNA modeling
In Biology 101, we learn that RNA is a single, ribbon-like strand of base pairs that is copied from our DNA and then read ...
Hormone cycles shape the structure and function of key memory regions in the brain, researchers find
Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...
Scientists Use Living Human Brain Tissue To Reveal Alzheimer’s Secrets
Live human brain slices show that only a razor‑thin balance of amyloid beta keeps synapses safe. Any disruption, even slight, ...
Sex differentiation in the brain occurs prior to hormonal influence, study finds
Every cell in our body has a sex. But most research so far has focused on our gonads—ovaries or testes—and not on the early ...