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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.

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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·January 11, 2017·5 min read

Salmonella May Help Treat Brain Tumors

A strain of a bacteria commonly associated with food poisoning could prove an unlikely ally in the battle against glioblastoma brain cancer, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 10, 2017·3 min read

Microglia Cells Renew Themselves Quicker Than First Thought

The turn over of microglia cells is at least ten times faster than previously predicted, allowing for entire renewal of microglia a number of times during ones lifetime, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 6, 2017·3 min read

Using Light to Make Single Cells Self-Destruct

Researchers have developed a new optogenetics tool that can remove single cells from brain networks in living animals.

Featured Neurology

·December 14, 2016·4 min read

Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Detected in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Researchers have discovered an early immune response in people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 22, 2016·3 min read

Novel Type of Cell Death in Huntington’s Disease May Lead to Effective New Therapies

Researchers have identified a novel type of cell death associated with Huntington's disease.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 26, 2016·3 min read

Epigenetics and Neural Cell Death

Researchers report on an epigenetic mechanism which is active only in the early phases of neurogenesis triggers and the subsequent death of neural cells.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 21, 2016·4 min read

Tweaking Immune Response May Be a Key to Combating Alzheimer’s

Learning how to manipulate inflammatory conditions could help to develop new therapies to stimulate neurogenesis and protect against Alzheimer's, a new study suggests.