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The Transmitter
Giorgia Guglielmi is a freelance writer covering the life sciences, biomedicine and science policy. Her stories have appeared in Nature, Science, NOVA Next and other publications.
Giorgia has an M.Sc. in science writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in biology from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory.
The regulator, CPEB4, typically controls protein production for hundreds of autism-linked genes, but an alternative version of it found in autistic people forms irreversible clumps and malfunctions.
The new type of leptin-sensitive cells curb hunger quickly—adding to an increasingly complex picture of brain circuits that control feeding behaviors.
Understanding the interplay among rival signals, such as pain, thirst and fear, could provide insights into anxiety and other neuropsychiatric conditions.
A method that uses a common brain parasite could help replenish the proteins deficient in Rett syndrome and other conditions.
Increased excitatory and decreased inhibitory synapses in the prefrontal cortex of autistic people suggest broader impacts on brain function and connectivity.
Programs that prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in the field may be at risk, leaving researchers in a “holding pattern,” according to one grant recipient.
Programs that prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in the field may be at risk, leaving researchers in a “holding pattern,” according to one grant recipient.
The co-author of the classic textbook “The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology” and pioneer in studying the roles of neurotransmitters in the brain died on 8 January at 88 years old.
The co-author of the classic textbook “The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology” and pioneer in studying the roles of neurotransmitters in the brain died on 8 January at 88 years old.
The two novel pathways control dopamine release in opposing ways and may link motivation and mood to action, a new study shows.
The two novel pathways control dopamine release in opposing ways and may link motivation and mood to action, a new study shows.