A new coronavirus has been found in Brazil that shares key features with the one that sparked the Covid pandemic.

Now, researchers have found new evidence that a gene known as CHRNA3, a nervous system regulator that is found across a wide ...

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Microcephaly is a congenital malformation that leads to a significantly reduced brain size and is often accompanied by ...

Microcephaly is a congenital malformation that leads to a significantly reduced brain size and is often accompanied by developmental delay.

Researchers have discovered that a gene called CHRNA3 plays a key role in determining alcohol sensitivity, helping explain why some people tolerate alcohol better than others.

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Synapses are fundamental microstructures that serve as the principal platforms for learning, memory and other higher functions of central nervous system.

Researchers have identified a rare type of brain cell whose overactivity may contribute to schizophrenia-like symptoms, such as cognitive deficits and disrupted sleep.

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) report that the gene, CHRNA3, acts as a key regulator of alcohol sensitivity. Published in ...