FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 13, 2015·4 min readReduced Heart Rate Variability May Be a Contributing Risk Factor for PTSDAccording to a new study, U.S Marines with reduced heart rate variability prior to deployment displayed increased vulnerability to PTSD upon return.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·September 7, 2015·5 min readTree of Life Study Unveils Inner Workings of a CellResearchers create protein map to reveal which proteins work together in a cell.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 25, 2015·3 min readPotential Link Between Throat Microbiomes and SchizophreniaResearchers discover an association between microbes, such as lactic-acid bacteria and schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 21, 2015·6 min readFemale or Male? Researching the Complexity of Gender IdentityResearchers at UCLA embark in new studies into the biological origin of gender identity and sexual orientation.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 7, 2015·3 min readSex Hormone Levels Consistent With Birth Gender in Transgender TeensA new study reports transgender teens express typical hormone levels consistent with their gender of birth.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 6, 2015·3 min readHow Aging Cripples the Immune SystemA new study helps further understanding about how aging slows the production of new immune cells and decreases the immune systems response to vaccines in the elderly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 23, 2015·3 min readMapping Cellular Communication Throughout the Human BodyResearchers map out the relationship between receptors and ligands.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 27, 2015·3 min readUncovering How Limbs Develop and GrowResearchers reveal the main driver in early limb development is a global pattern of tissue stretching, not spatial changes in organ volume.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 22, 2015·4 min readHigh Fat and Sugar Diets May Lead to Loss of Cognitive FlexibilityA new study reports high fat and high sugar diets alter gut bacteria and cause changes in cognitive flexibility, or the power to adapt to changes in situations.Read More
Featured·June 7, 2015·6 min readPlanarian Regeneration Model Discovered by Artificial IntelligenceResearchers present the first model of regeneration discovered by artificial intelligence.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 4, 2015·5 min readReprogramming of DNA Observed in Human Germ Cells for First TimeSome regions of human DNA, including those associated with schizophrenia and obesity, resist complete reprogramming, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 3, 2015·3 min readYour Blood Type May Help Protect You From Cognitive DeclineA new study reports people who have the O blood type have greater grey matter volume, which helps protect against Alzheimer's disease.Read More