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·July 6, 2023·5 min read

Schizophrenia Linked to Non-Inherited Genetic Mutations

Researchers found a link between schizophrenia and somatic copy-number variants, mutations occurring post-inheritance. The study scrutinized genotype-marker data from over 20,000 blood samples, identifying two genes, NRXN1 and ABCB11, that correlate with schizophrenia when disrupted during development.

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·May 10, 2023·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab Shields Brain from Free-Roaming Amyloid Fibrils

Researchers have unveiled the structure of a unique amyloid beta protein associated with Alzheimer's progression. This protein forms small aggregates that disrupt brain function. Importantly, the study found that lecanemab, a recently FDA-approved Alzheimer's treatment, can neutralize these disruptive aggregates, hinting at its potential to slow down the disease's cognitive decline.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·April 21, 2023·6 min read

Stress Rapidly Increases Biological Age, but Recovery Turns Back the Clock

Stress can cause rapid and transient increases in biological age, which can be reversed upon recovery, according to a new study. Using DNA methylation clocks, researchers found that stress triggers short-term fluctuations in biological age in humans and mice. The findings challenge the idea that biological age has a unidirectional upward trajectory over the life course, and highlights the importance of reducing biological age to improve longevity.

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·April 6, 2023·4 min read

Activating Adult-Born Neurons Through Deep Brain Stimulation Alleviates Alzheimer’s Symptoms

Deep brain stimulation of newborn hippocampal neurons restored both cognitive and non-cognitive function in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

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·March 7, 2023·4 min read

A Sobering Shot: Drunk Mice Sober Up After a Hormone Shot

Increasing concentrations of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) via injection dramatically accelerates recovery from intoxication in mice.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 23, 2023·5 min read

Leptin Helps Hungry Mice Choose Sex Over Food

When their brains are stimulated with leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone, hungry mice prioritize mating and interacting with mice of the opposite gender over eating.

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·February 3, 2023·4 min read

Human Brain Organoids Respond to Visual Stimuli When Transplanted Into Adult Rats

Brain organoids created from human stem cells that were transplanted into the brains of rats responded to visual stimuli.

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·December 22, 2022·5 min read

Evidence of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Human Maternal Microbiome and Infant Gut Microbiome

A new model of vertical microbiome transmission between mother and child has been reported. Researchers say microbes in the maternal gut share genes with those in the infant's gut during the perinatal period directly following birth up to a few weeks postbirth.

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·November 18, 2022·5 min read

With Training, People in Mind-Controlled Wheelchairs Can Navigate Normal, Cluttered Spaces

New brain-machine interface technology allows those who are immobile to control their wheelchairs through mind control. The BMI allows users to traverse natural and cluttered environments after training.

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·November 15, 2022·3 min read

Children Learn More Quickly Than Adults

Children have a rapid boost of GABA during visual learning tasks that continue after the training ends. In adults, GABA levels remain consistent. Findings suggest children's brains respond to training in a way that allows the to more quickly and more efficiently stabilize learning.

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·November 7, 2022·4 min read

Want to Fire up the Dance Floor? Play Low-Frequency Bass

People dance 11.8% more when very low-frequency bass is present in music, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 1, 2022·5 min read

The Neural Pathways for Vomiting After Eating Infected Food

After eating contaminated food, toxins activate the release of serotonin by the enterochromaffin cells on the lining of the intestinal lumen. The serotonin binds to receptors on vagal sensory neurons in the gut, transmitting signals along the vagus nerve to neurons in the dorsal vagal complex, inducing retching behaviors.

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Cell Press

Schizophrenia Linked to Non-Inherited Genetic Mutations

Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab Shields Brain from Free-Roaming Amyloid Fibrils

Stress Rapidly Increases Biological Age, but Recovery Turns Back the Clock

Activating Adult-Born Neurons Through Deep Brain Stimulation Alleviates Alzheimer’s Symptoms

A Sobering Shot: Drunk Mice Sober Up After a Hormone Shot

Leptin Helps Hungry Mice Choose Sex Over Food

Human Brain Organoids Respond to Visual Stimuli When Transplanted Into Adult Rats

Evidence of Horizontal Gene Transfer Between Human Maternal Microbiome and Infant Gut Microbiome

With Training, People in Mind-Controlled Wheelchairs Can Navigate Normal, Cluttered Spaces

Children Learn More Quickly Than Adults

Want to Fire up the Dance Floor? Play Low-Frequency Bass

The Neural Pathways for Vomiting After Eating Infected Food

Sensory Remix: The Neurological World of Synaesthesia

Ultra-Processed Foods Erodes Visual Attention

Why Feeling Good is Harder than Not Feeling Bad

Astrocytes Identified as Key Target for Treating Fragile X Syndrome

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