The neuromodulator norepinephrine has an unexpected, direct action on auditory processing of complex signals, specifically bird songs in the zebra finch, new research suggests. For neuroscientists ...

Hearts were removed from rats and set up as isometrically beating or short-term hibernation models. The hearts were perfused with modified Krebs-Henseleit buffer under a controlled perfusion pressure.

Researchers have identified a protein key to the development of a type of brain cell believed to play a role in disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and used the discovery to grow the ...

Patients with sepsis are at high risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and death, but the current approaches to preventing or decreasing AKI-associated mortality in this patient population are of limited ...

A good night’s sleep does more than just help you feel rested, it might literally clear your mind, according to the results of newly reported research by scientists at the University of Rochester and ...

A sustained state of vigilance will generate a different type of memory than a momentary startle, and these differences are linked to distinct signaling molecules in the brains of mice. Researchers at ...

Impaired function of a receptor that regulates release of a mood elevating hormone in the brain may be responsible for causing depression, anxiety and cardiovascular disorders, according to a Yale ...

No one ever thinks about the chat. Some people don’t even know there is a chat. Other people dominate the chat. Why am I writing about the chat? Is it good to be active in the chat? Is it a ...