A recent study has decoded the complete genome of Forsythia suspensa, a plant renowned for its medicinal value and decorative appeal.

A study, led by the Institute for Neurosciences UMH CSIC in Spain analyzes for the first time the distribution of the proteins that form NMDA receptors in synaptic and extrasynaptic membranes in postmortem brains with Alzheimer’s disease.A study, led by the Institute for Neurosciences UMH CSIC in Spain analyzes for the first time the distribution of the proteins that form NMDA receptors in synaptic and extrasynaptic membranes in postmortem brains with Alzheimer’s disease.A study, led by the Institute for Neurosciences UMH CSIC in Spain analyzes for the first time the distribution of the proteins that form NMDA receptors in synaptic and extrasynaptic membranes in postmortem brains with Alzheimer’s disease.A study, led by the Institute for Neurosciences UMH CSIC in Spain analyzes for the first time the distribution of the proteins that form NMDA receptors in synaptic and extrasynaptic membranes in postmortem brains with Alzheimer’s disease.A study, led by the Institute for Neurosciences UMH CSIC in Spain analyzes for the first time the distribution of the proteins that form NMDA receptors in synaptic and extrasynaptic membranes in postmortem brains with Alzheimer’s disease.A study, led by the Institute for Neurosciences UMH CSIC in Spain analyzes for the first time the distribution of the proteins that form NMDA receptors in synaptic and extrasynaptic membranes in postmortem brains with Alzheimer’s disease.A study, led by the Institute for Neurosciences UMH CSIC in Spain analyzes for the first time the distribution of the proteins that form NMDA receptors in synaptic and extrasynaptic membranes in postmortem brains with Alzheimer’s disease.A study, led by the Institute for Neurosciences UMH CSIC in Spain analyzes for the first time the distribution of the proteins that form NMDA receptors in synaptic and extrasynaptic membranes in postmortem brains with Alzheimer’s disease.

Three research institutions in Barcelona have teamed up to launch the world’s first Joint Program on Evolutionary Medical Genomics. The initiative, launched this week at an inaugural symposium in Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB), is a collaboration between the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), the Department of Medicine and Life Sciences at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), and the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (IBE: CSIC-UPF). Spearheaded by ICREA Research Professor Manuel Irimia, the program seeks to harness evolutionary principles to better understand the molecular roots of disease and improve human health. It is backed with a provisional funding of one million euros from the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and colleagues decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes’ gaze. The study, published Nov. 22 in Nature Neuroscience, found that a simplified artificial circuit, based on the architecture of this neuronal system, can predict activity in the network. In addition to shedding light on how the brain handles short-term memory, the findings could lead to novel approaches for treating eye movement disorders.