FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 11, 2019·5 min readGene-edited disease monkeys cloned in ChinaResearchers in China successfully used CRISPR gene editing to produce five monkey clones from the fibroblasts of a donor monkey with disease phenotypes.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 6, 2019·4 min readNew hope for treating childhood brain cancerDIPG cancer cells exposed to MI-2 fail to maintain healthy levels of cholesterol and die quickly, by inhibiting lanosterol synthase. Additionally, while MI-2 destroys glioma cancer cells, the drug does not damage healthy brain cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 1, 2019·3 min readDepression, obesity, chronic pain could be treated by targeting the same key proteinResearchers have developed a compound that blocks the FKBP51 protein, which helps reduce chronic pain, provides positive outcomes for diet-induced obesity and improves symptoms of depression.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 31, 2019·4 min readNew glioblastoma vaccine shows promising results in phase Ib clinical trialA new vaccine for glioblastoma brain cancer suspends tumor growth and is well tolerated by patients, according to the results of an early phase clinical trial.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 22, 2019·4 min readNew drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumorCombining carboplatin, a common chemotherapy drug, with everolimus, a drug that blocks mTOR, is effective at inducing apoptosis and slowing tumor growth in patients with pediatric low-grade glioma brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 27, 2019·4 min readStudy Reveals Structure of the Second Human Cannabinoid ReceptorResearchers have identified the structure of the human type 2 cannabinoid receptor. The findings, researchers say, can help in the development of new treatments for inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2019·3 min readNew AI Can Identify and Predict Development of Cancer Symptom ClustersA newly developed AI is able to identify and predict the development of a combination of symptoms associated with chemotherapy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 18, 2019·4 min readExercise May Improve Health by Increasing Gut Bacterial DiversityA new study reveals exercises that improve cardiorespiratory fitness may help to support health by altering the presence, activity and clustering of gut bacteria.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 12, 2019·4 min readObstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Inflammation and Organ DysfunctionA new study makes the case that obstructive sleep apnea should be viewed as a low grade chronic inflammatory disease.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·February 11, 2019·5 min readImmunotherapy Can Be Effective in Treating People with Recurrent GlioblastomaResearchers report administering immunotherapy treatment prior to surgery for those with recurring glioblastoma brain cancer is more effective that using the treatment after surgery.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2019·4 min readThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to Defeating GlioblastomaResearchers have developed a new approach that uses microRNA in combination with chemotherapy to help treat glioblastoma brain cancer. In preclinical models, the approach increases survival of the deadly brain cancer five fold.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2019·3 min readHow Sleep Deprivation Affects Our GenesStudy reveals sleep deprivation is associated with lower DNA repair gene expression and more breaks in DNA. The damage to DNA may explain the increased risk of cancers and neurodegenerative diseases in those who are sleep deprived.Read More
