FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 27, 2020·3 min readNew look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer’s, and asthmaMicroscopy study sheds light on the function of two calcium homeostasis modulators.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 27, 2020·7 min readPrescription drug improves symptoms of autism by targeting brain’s chemical messengersA drug commonly prescribed for edema improves the symptoms for young children on the autism spectrum with no significant side effects. The drug, bumetanide, decreases the ratio of GABA to glutamate in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 27, 2020·3 min readChildren to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate changeStudy reports increased temperatures due to climate change will negatively affect both the general health and mental health of humanity. Children's health will be most affected by climate change, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 27, 2020·3 min readThe brain may need iron for healthy cognitive developmentIron levels in the basal ganglia steadily increase throughout development and, in two sub-regions, continue to increase into adulthood. Decreased levels of iron in the putamen was correlated with impaired cognitive performance involving reasoning and spatial processing. Findings suggest the brain requires iron for healthy cognitive development.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 27, 2020·4 min readHow personality predicts seeing others as sex objectsThose with dark personality traits such as psychopathy, sadism, low affective empathy, narcissism, cold-heartedness, and meanness, are more likely to sexually objectify those of the opposite sex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·January 27, 2020·5 min readParkinson’s disease may start before birth10% of patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease are between the ages of 21 and 50. For those with young-onset Parkinson's disease, researchers report the foundations for the disease may have been apparent before they were born. The study also points to a drug, currently approved to treat precancerous skin growths, that has the potential to reduce elevated levels of alpha-synuclein.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2020·4 min readShaping the social networks of neuronsResearchers have identified a protein complex that both attracts and repels neurons during brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 25, 2020·3 min readFonts in campaign communications have liberal or conservative leaningsIndividuals perceive certain fonts used on political campaign signs as having partisan leanings. The more people view a font as aligned with their ideology, the more they favor it.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2020·3 min readHigh air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds’ linked to structural brain changes at age 12Early-life exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution alters the structure of the brain at age 12. Children exposed to air pollution had reduced cortical thickness and gray matter volume compared to children who were not exposed to high levels of pollution.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePain·January 25, 2020·2 min readFirst treatment for pain using human stem cells a successTransplanting GABAergic cells derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells into mice resulted in safe, lasting, and effective relief from extreme neuropathic pain. Researchers hope to begin human testing within five years.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 25, 2020·5 min readLithium may halt Alzheimer’s progressionMore commonly associated with treating bipolar disorder, microdoses of lithium may halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 25, 2020·3 min readSilicon Valley’s latest fad is dopamine fasting – and that may not be as crazy as it soundsAdvocates of dopamine fasting claim it can help curb addictive behaviors and make daily life more pleasurable. Researchers explore the potential benefits of this new Silicon Valley trend.Read More
