FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·February 16, 2022·5 min readMultiple Sclerosis Study With Twins Untangles Environmental and Genetic InfluencesA study of monozygotic twins allowed researchers to discover which parts of immune dysfunction in multiple sclerosis were influenced by genetics, and which were influenced by environmental factors.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·February 14, 2022·3 min readHow a Gene Variant Protects Against Alzheimer’sThe P522R gene variant increases expression levels of several microglia genes which are reduced in people with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 10, 2022·4 min readInsight Into the Genetics of Autism Offers Hope for New Drug TreatmentsNeurexin1 deletion impacts insulin signaling and glucose metabolism in the prefrontal cortex. Researchers say increasing insulin signaling may be an effective therapeutic strategy for the treatment of ASD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·8 min readSurvivors of Weather-Related Disasters May Have Accelerated AgingStudy demonstrates the effects natural disasters may have on molecularly accelerated aging on the immune systems of monkeys.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·4 min readGenetically Informed Atlases Reveal New Landscapes in Brain StructureResearchers identified hundreds of new genomic loci that help explain how the brain is shaped.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·February 4, 2022·4 min readLargest Genetic Study of Migraines to Date Reveals New Genetic Risk FactorsResearchers have identified 120 regions of the genome that are connected to migraine risk.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·February 4, 2022·3 min readNew Genetic Clues for Multiple Sclerosis RiskOligodendrocytes may play a different role in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2022·3 min readLove of Nature Is Partially HeritableA study of twins reveals a love of nature appears to be, at least in part, heritable.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·February 2, 2022·4 min readNew Non-Mutated Protein Linked to DementiaAPOE proteins were enhanced in the brains of patients with dementia, even when they did not carry the Alzheimer's associated gene.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 2, 2022·6 min readDifferent Autism Risk Genes, Same Effects on Brain DevelopmentThree different autism risk genes affect similar aspects of neural formation and the same types of neurons in the developing human brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·February 1, 2022·4 min readUsing Deep Learning to Find Genetic Causes of Mental Health Disorders in an Understudied PopulationA new deep learning algorithm that looks for the burden of genomic variants is 70% accurate at identifying specific mental health disorders within the African-American community.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 31, 2022·4 min readGene-Environment Interactions That Drives AutismInducing massive inflammation resulted in an overexpression of Trpv4. The overexpression led to neural hyperexcitability that resulted in social avoidance behaviors associated with ASD in mouse models.Read More