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·October 16, 2015·4 min read

Transforming Glial Cells into Neurons

Researchers have used a cocktail of small molecules to transform astroglial cells into functioning neurons.

Brain slice of a person with Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 16, 2015·2 min read

Fungal Infections Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

Examining the brains of a small number of people who had Alzheimer's disease, researchers find evidence of fungal infections in key areas of the brain which become damaged as the disease progresses.

Illustration of amyloid beta attacking a cell.

Featured Neurology

·October 14, 2015·2 min read

A New Target for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

Researchers discovered the GPR3 protein could play an important role in reducing the generation of amyloid beta and in alleviating cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease.

Image of a brain of an Alzheimer's patient.

Featured Neurology Psychology

·October 14, 2015·2 min read

Alzheimer’s Patients Prescribed Antipsychotics More Frequently Than General Population

A new study reports people with Alzheimer's disease are more likely to use antipsychotic medications, and for longer periods of time, than the general public.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·October 13, 2015·3 min read

Causal Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Telomere Shortening

A new study reports the shortening of telomere length can be statistically linked to the active mechanism responsible for Alzheimer's disease.

Computer generated image of a blue brain.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 13, 2015·2 min read

Anti-Epilepsy Drug Could Treat Certain Neurodegenerative Diseases

A new study reports the anti-epilepsy drug ethosuximide appears to have protective effects in certain models of neurodegenerative diseases.

Image shows a baby and its mother taking a computerized test.

Featured Neurology

·October 13, 2015·3 min read

New Imaging Tool Allows a Deeper Look Inside the Living Brain, Noninvasively

Researchers have developed a new, noninvasive imaging tool that allows them to see inside the living brain. They report the technology could allows tracking of neurodegenerative diseases progressing in the brain.

Image shows amyloid beta plaques surrounded by microglia.

Featured Neurology

·October 13, 2015·3 min read

Boosting the Brain’s Waste Disposal System to Help Fight Alzheimer’s

Researchers investigate whether they can mobilize the immune system to help in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

Illustration of structure of enzyme catalase.

Featured Genetics

·October 9, 2015·5 min read

Finding New Clues About How Proteins Fold

A new technique allows researchers to analyze the structure a protein forms as it interacts with other proteins in a cell.

Diagram of a healthy neuron and one from a Parkinson's patient.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 9, 2015·3 min read

Immune Gene May Prevent Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

According to a new study, treatment with interferon-β gene therapy successfully prevents neuron death and disease effects in experimental models of neurodegenerative diseases.

Pink stained neurons created from fibroblasts are shown.

Featured Genetics

·October 8, 2015·4 min read

Ahead of Time: Researchers Learn How to Grow Old Brain Cells

Researchers have developed a technique to yield neurons which resemble those found in the brains of old people. They believe this can help with future research for age related neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's.