While some chemical imbalances can be a factor in certain symptoms of mental health conditions, they do not tell the…
Immune response against Toxocara roundworms helps explain disease
Neurotoxocarosis (NT) occurs in humans when larvae of the Toxocara roundworm migrate into the central nervous system. That infection is…
How neuronal recognition of songbird calls unfolds over time
A novel computational approach sheds new light on the response of neurons in the brain of a songbird when it…
Researchers uncover molecular changes associated with treating lymphatic filariasis
The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis delivers mass drug administration to 500 million people each year, and adverse events…
Dog rabies vaccination programs affect human exposure, prophylaxis use
The World Health Organization has made it a goal to eliminate human rabies deaths due to dog bites by the…
Anxiety disorders linked to disturbances in the cells’ powerhouses
The powerhouse of the cell, the mitochondria, provides energy for cellular functions. But those activities can become disturbed when chronic…
Neurons’ response to seizure-induced stress reduces seizure severity
In response to seizures, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a network of flattened tubes in the cell that packages and transports…
How fungus-farming ants could help solve our antibiotic resistance problem
For the last 60 million years, fungus-growing ants have farmed fungi for food. In their cultivation of those fungi, they’ve…
Teenage acne may be a natural, transient inflammatory state
Adolescent acne does not always result in a pathological condition; rather, it may be a natural, transient inflammatory state occurring…
Can excessive athletic training make your brain tired? New study says yes
You’d expect excessive athletic training to make the body tired, but can it make the brain tired too? A new…