AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 11, 2013·3 min readResearchers Provide the First Comprehensive and Prospective Characterization of a Genetic Subtype of AutismResearchers provide new evidence for the severity of motor, intellectual and speech impairments in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, a sub-type of autism characterized by a mutation of the SHANK3 gene.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 14, 2013·3 min readLow Protein Diet Slows Alzheimer’s in MiceResearchers discovered that a low protein diet can slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease in mice. By cycling between a normal and protein restricted diet, researchers noted both improvement in memory and a slowing in the advancement of the disease.Read More