FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 19, 2017·3 min readTau Prevents Synaptic Transmission at Early Stage of NeurodegenerationStudy reveals Tau proteins disrupt synaptic transmission in early stages of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2017·4 min readLithium May Prevent Neuron Damage In TBI PatientsAccording to researchers, lithium, a drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder, and rapamycin can help to protect neurons from further damage in those with TBI.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 23, 2017·4 min readFish Oil Component Helps Damaged Brain and Retina Cells SurviveA new study reports a molecule made from DHA can trigger the production of a protein that protects against free radicals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2017·4 min readPreventing Seizure-Caused Damage to the BrainExosomes isolated from mesenchymal stem cells can limit brain damage caused by status epilepticus, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 18, 2017·6 min readStudy Traces Birth and Death Life Cycle of Neurons in the Gut: Mouse StudyResearchers report a healthy adult gut can lose and regenerate one third of its neurons on a weekly basis.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·April 11, 2017·4 min readMaternal Stress During Pregnancy Could Influence the Biological Clock for AgingAccording to researchers, the children of mothers who faced increased stress during pregnancy had shorter telomeres.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 23, 2017·4 min readPossible New Treatment for Multiple SclerosisResearchers identify a new cellular mechanism that may be responsible for multiple sclerosis. Findings could open up new avenues for the development of treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 10, 2017·5 min readResearchers Discover How Neurons Tell Each Other to Die Under Trauma and DiseaseAccording to researchers, axons coordinate each other's destruction, contributing to neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 9, 2017·6 min read“Jumping Genes” May Set the Stage for Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer’sResearchers have identified a mechanism that may explain how neurons falter during the earliest stages of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 17, 2017·3 min readDiscovery of Genetic Switch Could Help Prevent Parkinson’s SymptomsA new study reveals a critical gene network involved in Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 8, 2017·3 min readTurning Off the Protein Tap: New Clues to Neurodegenerative DiseaseDysfunction of the Golgi apparatus is associated with axatia and developmental delays.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2017·4 min readBrain Plasticity: How Adult Born Neurons Get WiredResearchers report adult neurogenesis not only helps increase the number of cells in a neural network, it also promotes plasticity in the existing network. Additionally, they have identified the role the Bax gene plays in synaptic pruning.Read More
