FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 4, 2017·5 min readNewly Discovered Neural Pathway Has Implications For Schizophrenia TreatmentResearchers have discovered a new signaling pathway that connects NMDAR and alpha 7 acetylcholine nicotinic receptors, both implicated in memory and learning. Findings could help develop new treatments for schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2017·5 min readHow Neurons and Glia Cells Are Created in the Developing BrainResearchers have identified a gene that plays a vital role in the production of neurons and glial cells in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 27, 2017·5 min readA Molecular Trigger For Brain InflammationFindings could help guide researchers to develop new drugs to treat Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 5, 2017·5 min readNew Function Discovered For Compound That May Help Slow AgingResearchers discover a new mechanism of action for rapamycin that could help prevent neurological damage associated with neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2017·7 min readAstrocytes Keep Time For Brain and BehaviorA new study reveals astrocytes play an surprisingly important role in the body's circadian clock.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 14, 2017·6 min readNew Clues to SchizophreniaAccording to new studies, people with schizophrenia have lower levels of GABA and altered immune cells in the brain.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 2, 2017·4 min readHow Breast Cancer Spreads to the BrainResearchers have discovered the mechanism behind the development of brain metastases in women with HER2-positive breast cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 8, 2017·3 min readShedding Light on the Biology of Progressive Form of Multiple SclerosisNew research could help develop treatments for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 6, 2017·4 min readJekyll and Hyde Cells: Their Role in Brain Injury and Disease RevealedA new study sheds further light on the role astrocytes play in neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 18, 2017·7 min readToxic Brain Cells May Drive Many Neuodegenerative DisordersA new study reports astrocytes may be a driving force behind a number of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 17, 2017·5 min readFirst Cell Culture of Live Adult Human neurons Shows Potential of Brain Cell TypesResearchers successfully grew adult human neurons from tissue donated from surgery patients. The researchers were able to identify at least 5 brain cell types and the potential proteins each cell could make.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2017·4 min readGlia, Not Neurons, Most Affected By Brain AgingExamining postmortem brains, researchers discover the state of glia remains consistent as we age and could be used to predict a person's age at death.Read More