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Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology

·July 9, 2012·3 min read

Pediatric Tumors Traced to Stem Cells in Developing Brain

Scientists showed in mice that disabling a gene linked to a common pediatric tumor disorder, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), made stem cells from one part of the brain proliferate rapidly. But the same genetic deficit had no effect on stem cells from another brain region.

Genetics

·July 5, 2012·3 min read

Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Facial, Skull and Cognitive Impairment

A gene whose mutation results in malformed faces and skulls as well as mental retardation has been found by scientists.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 3, 2012·2 min read

Scientists Discover Bees Can “Turn Back Time”, Reverse Brain Aging

Honeybees can reverse brain aging and learning deficits when they take on nest responsibilities usually done by younger bees. Findings suggest social interventions may be used to slow or treat age-related dementia.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 3, 2012·2 min read

Researchers Develop an Artificial Cerebellum that Enables Robotic Human-like Object Handling

Researchers developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision.

Featured Neurology Psychology

·July 2, 2012·6 min read

Women Infected with Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Have Increased Risk of Attempting Suicide

Women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) parasite, which is spread through contact with cat feces or eating undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables, are at increased risk of attempting suicide, according to a new study of more than 45,000 women in Denmark.

Autism Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 2, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Report Success in Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder

Using cyclocreatine, researchers successfully treated an autism spectrum disorder known as creatine transporter deficiency in a mouse model of autism.

Neurology

·July 2, 2012·2 min read

Why Chronic Pain is All in Your Head

Researchers were able to predict, with 85 percent accuracy at the beginning of the study, which participants would go on to develop chronic pain based on the level of interaction between the frontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens.

Autism Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 29, 2012·5 min read

Study Finds New Gene Mutations that Lead to Enlarged Brain Size, Cancer, Autism, Epilepsy

Researchers shed light on molecular cause of childhood’s worst conditions as first step toward developing more effective treatments.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 28, 2012·3 min read

Study Finds Genes Associated with Hippocampal Atrophy

In a genome-wide association (GWA) study, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH), have identified...

Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 28, 2012·3 min read

Human Model of Huntington’s Disease Created from Skin’s Stem Cells

‘HD in a dish’ will facilitate search for elusive treatment. An international consortium of Huntington’s disease experts, including several from...

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 27, 2012·4 min read

Finding Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Parkinson’s Drug

Long-term aim is to develop new treatments to block the spread of damaged proteins in the brain. Van Andel Institute...

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 27, 2012·5 min read

New Vaccine for Nicotine Addiction Successfully Tested in Mice

Weill Cornell researchers develop novel antibody vaccine that blocks addictive nicotine chemicals from reaching the brain. Researchers at Weill Cornell...