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·January 8, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Find a New Mechanism Underlying Depression

Changes in microglia underlie depressive symptoms brought on by exposure to chronic stress, a new study reports.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 11, 2020·3 min read

‘Zombie’ brain cells develop into working neurons

Genetically preventing apoptosis during brain growth allows 'zombie' cells to develop into functioning neurons.

Image shows a brain of an Alzheimer's patient.

Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 9, 2017·6 min read

“Jumping Genes” May Set the Stage for Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer’s

Researchers have identified a mechanism that may explain how neurons falter during the earliest stages of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Featured Neurology

·January 30, 2017·3 min read

A Glitch in ‘Gatekeeper Cells’ Slowly Suffocates the Brain

A new study reveals pericyte degeneration may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease.

The image shows brain slices of mice with dystonia.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 20, 2014·4 min read

A New Twist on Neurological Disease

Researchers detail new discoveries about the basic biology of dystonia.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 8, 2016·4 min read

A Newly Discovered Way For Cells to Die

Researchers explore the molecular mechanism that causes linker cell death in worms.

a brain slice from a patient with glioblastoma brain cancer

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 4, 2018·5 min read

A Potential Achilles Heel in Brain Cancer

A new study in PNAS reports blocking the expression of MDA-9/Syntenin forces glioma stem cells to lose their ability to induce protective autophagy.

Featured Neurology

·February 29, 2016·4 min read

ALS Astrocyte Neurotoxicity a Result of Loss of MHCI in Motor Neurons

Astrocyte toxicity in ALS may be caused by an explicit loss on MHCI expression in motor neurons, a new study reveals.

This is an illustration of amyloid plaques.

Featured Neurology

·March 2, 2015·2 min read

Alzheimer’s Amyloid Clumps Found in Young Adult Brains

Researchers report a lifelong accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain could contribute to Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Neurology

·August 1, 2018·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Drug May Stop Disease If Used Before Symptoms Appear

Researchers report memantine, an FDA approved drug, may not only alleviate symptoms of mild Alzheimer's disease, but could also prevent progression of the disease if used before symptoms appear.

Enzymes act on the APP (amyloid precursor protein) and cut it into fragments. The beta-amyloid fragment is crucial in the formation of senile plaques in AD.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 29, 2015·3 min read

Amyloid Beta Causes Memory Loss Before Other Signs of Alzheimer’s Begin

According to a new study, amyloid beta, a key component in Alzheimer's disease progression, can cause memory loss in healthy brains prior to the onset of dementia.