Studies reveal important principles through which the brainstem regulates satiation, and begin to shed light on the neural determinants of meal size.

All are basing their work on a research tool in neuroscience called optogenetics, a form of gene therapy that delivers ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. But a report in STAT News today (September 1) reveals that a Wayne State researcher by the name of Zhuo-Hua Pan actually got optogenetics to work ...

To illustrate the process, I decided to write a case study about the birth and development of an innovation with which I have been intimately involved: optogenetics—a toolset of genetically encoded ...

Using advanced tools such as optogenetics, which uses light to control cells, the researchers uncovered that stimulating CINs in animal models of chronic alcohol exposure produced an altered ...

Larval zebrafish, Drosophila (fruit fly), and Caenorhabditis elegans (roundworm) have become key model organisms in modern neuroscience due to their low maintenance costs and easy sharing of ...

Prolific Machines, a biotechnology innovator unlocking unprecedented cellular control with light, appoints Christina Perry as CFO.

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A group of Penn scientists has developed a new method to remotely control engineered cells inside the human body using heat.