Scientists have just discovered that a small region of a cellular protein that helps long-term memories form also drives the neurodegeneration seen in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This small part of the Ataxin-2 protein thus works for good and for bad.

The NCBS study, to be conducted in collaboration with the InStem and the NIMHANS, will also focus on mental illnesses, especially bipolar disorders, among youth

The scientists say the results can have far-reaching consequences, not just for pesticide use in the country, but also for different kinds of industrial coating applications.

Butterflyfish change their behaviour to adapt to coral death caused by climate change

A team of evolutionary biologists from city-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) have been awarded the 2018 Presidential Award from the American Society of Naturalists (ASN). This is the first time researchers in Asia have been presented with the award. The award is given to an outstanding research article published in the society’s journal, The American Naturalist.

1,500-sq-ft archives space to open up at old lab of Prof Obaid Siddiqi at the NCBS

This is the first major and systematic research study of mechanisms of mental health disorders in India, scientists involved in the project claim.

“As you understand the fundamentals of brain function, you can better recognise signs of dysfunction.