1. Homer is a Foursome Mariko Kato Hayashi, Heather M. Ames, and Yasunori Hayashi The long forms of the scaffolding protein, Homer, use their N-terminal EVH1 domain to interact with postsynaptic proteins such as metabotropic glutamate rece...

When a child has a problem focusing or acts too quickly with inappropriate behavior, it's enough to drive adults nuts. Thanks to a closer look at unexpected data, University of Oregon researchers may have tapped into a developmentally base...

University of Oregon biologist Nathan Tublitz talked about moths, flies and cephalopods, telling an audience of scientists meeting in Australia this week that research on these spineless creatures is unveiling the mechanics of how the brai...

Whether born nerve cells in adult brains live or die depends on whether they can muscle their way into networks occupied by mature neurons. Neuroscientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies pin-pointed the molecular survival...

Most bodily organs continually die and regrow a little at a time. It takes two years, for example, for all the cells of the liver to be replaced by fresh ones. Research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now shows that there is one impor...

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in their early stages can be difficult for physicians to spot, and many diagnoses are incorrect. A finding by researchers at the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Ce...

Neurofibromatosis type I is a common genetic disorder in which tumors grow along certain types of nerves and can also affect other tissues such as bone, heart, and skin. The condition is caused by a mutation in the gene coding for Neurofib...

Most parents are unaware that young ice-skaters are more likely to suffer head and facial injuries than roller or in-line skaters. Research published in the August issue of Pediatrics found that ice-skaters experienced a greater proportion...

The normal sounds of a quiet summer afternoon are shattered by the screams of sirens, as a 14-year-old boy lies injured in the street after being struck by the door of a car, his bike a bit worse for the wear -- his head severely injured -...

Balance tends to erode with age, which can lead to falls. For older people, falls are the leading cause of death from injury and a major cause of disability. Even if a fall doesn't cause severe damage, it increases the chances of another f...