Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 6, 2017·7 min readGene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Mice…Down to a WhisperResearchers use gene therapy to help restore hearing in mice down to the equivalent of being able to hear a whisper.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·May 8, 2017·6 min readCaffeine and More Sleep Help Improve Chronic PainResearchers report getting more sleep, and for those who can't sleep, increasing caffeine uptake, can help relieve chronic pain better than standard pain killers.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 15, 2017·5 min readSurprising New Link Between Inflammation and Mental IllnessA new study considers whether immune system changes in people with lupus contribute to neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with the disease.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·July 17, 2017·5 min readLate Breaking Mutations May Play an Important Role in AutismA study in Nature Neuroscience reveals mutations that occur after conception could play an important role in autism. The study reports post-zygotic mutations occur disproportionately in genes expressed in the amygdala in those on the autism spectrum.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 16, 2017·3 min readTherapeutic Cocktail Could Restore Motor Skills after Spinal Cord Injury and StrokeResearchers at Boston Children's Hospital have developed a therapeutic cocktail of molecules that restored fine motor skills in mice with spinal cord injuries. When applied to mice who had experienced stroke symptoms, researchers observed increased axon sprouting in subcortical areas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·September 28, 2017·4 min readHow Do We Sense Moonlight and Daylight? Neurons Share Job of Sensing Ambient Light LevelsStudy revels M1 ganglion cell photoreceptors can tune into different ranges of light intensity.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·February 16, 2018·5 min readLab Grown Human Cerebellar Cells Yield Clues to AutismResearchers have derived purkinje cells from patients with TSC, a genetic syndrome that includes some ASD-like symptoms. The cells, researchers say, have several characteristics that could help explain how ASD develops at the molecular level.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 1, 2018·4 min readEEG Signals Accurately Predict Autism as Early as 3 Months of AgeEEG data fed into a new computer algorithm can help to identify which children will be diagnosed with autism at up to 95% accuracy, researchers report.Read More
Featured·June 24, 2018·4 min readGut Bacteria Influences Metabolism Through the Immune SystemDigestive enteroendocrine cells use an innate immune pathway to respond to good bacteria by fine tuning metabolism to diet and intestinal conditions, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 19, 2018·5 min readParalyzed Mice with Spinal Cord Injury Made to Walk AgainResearchers have successfully restored the ability to walk in mice paralyzed as a result of spinal cord injuries with the help of a small molecular compound.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2019·3 min readUsing AI and Data Streams to Predict Local Flu ActivityARGONet, a new approach that combines multiple data streams with artificial intelligence, produces the most accurate estimates of flu activity, up to a week ahead of traditional healthcare based reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 15, 2019·4 min readEarly Child Deprivation May Impair Memory and Executive Function at Age 16Researchers report children who experience deprivation early in life have impaired memory and executive function between the ages of 8 and 16 compared to peers who were placed in quality foster homes.Read More