Salivary mucins - key components of mucus - actively protect the teeth from the cariogenic bacterium, according to a new study.
Researchers have discovered how neurons in the brain might allow some experience to be remembered while others are forgotten.
A gene mutation that arose more than half a million years ago, may be the key to our unique ability to produce and understand speech, according to a new study.
The risk of human protein EGFR controlling cell growth, doesn't depend on its presence within the tumor cell but rather from its activity in the cells adjacent to the tumor, a new study has found.
A type of immune cell known to exacerbate chronic adult brain disease such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS) can protect brain from traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new research.
Researchers have discovered how a family of proteins - cation diffusion facilitators (CDFs) - regulates an important cellular cycle where a cell's energy generated is converted to necessary cellular functions, according to a new study.
Researchers have reportedly found a specific gene, called Snf2h, that plays a critical role in the development of cerebellum.
In a new research that explores a possible link between metabolic defects and seizures, researchers have found that diet influences susceptibility of seizures. In addition, they have also identified a common diabetes drug that might be useful in treating disorders like epilepsy.
Importance of polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in the process of tissue types arising in the correct position of the developing embryo has been more clearly described in a recent study.