FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 18, 2016·4 min readA Key Mechanism that Could Improve Brain FunctionAstrocytes can be adjusted by neurons in response to injury and disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 4, 2016·3 min readAlzheimer’s Insights in Single CellsResearchers have succeeded in identifying neurons that secrete the substance responsible for amyloid plaque build-up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 1, 2016·10 min readDelivering Genes Across the Blood-Brain BarrierA new study reports researchers have successfully modified a virus to be able to enter a mouse brain via the bloodstream and deliver genes to central nervous system cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 27, 2016·5 min readInflammatory Changes in the Brain Appear Twenty Years Before Alzheimer’s OnsetA new study reports inflammatory changes in the brain can occur almost twenty years before the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease first appear. Researchers suggest the activation of astrocytes at an early stage can influence the development of the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2016·3 min readCocaine Makes Brain Cells Cannibalize ThemselvesA new study reports cocaine induces autophagy in microglia and astrocytes. However, an experimental compound could counteract the process.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2016·5 min readAutism Linked Proteins Help Wire the BrainA new study reveals how three proteins associated with autism and other brain disorders, help to wire up specific areas of the brain responsible for sensory processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 10, 2015·4 min readHow Astrocytes Function in HumansA new study looks at the role astrocytes play in detecting neuroactivity.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 9, 2015·3 min readMath Models Could Change Strategies for Tackling Alzheimer’s DiseaseMath models usually applied to physics studies are proving useful in studying the spatial distribution of astocytes in the brain, and are helping to develop new strategies for tackling Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeurology·November 23, 2015·4 min readNew Understanding of Cause of Alzheimer’s SymptomsA new study reports amyloid plaques could be strangling blood vessels and this could account for memory loss and other Alzheimer's symptoms.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 4, 2015·4 min readPossible New Function for Protein Associated With Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports amyloid beta affects cholinergic signaling.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2015·4 min readAstrocytes Could Hold the Clue to ALSAccording to researchers, astrocytes lose the ability to support motor neurons as ALS progresses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 7, 2015·4 min readLoss of Astrocytes Slows Signaling and May Inhibit Neural DevelopmentA new study sheds light onto the role astrocytes play in neurodevelopment.Read More
