FeaturedNeurology·June 19, 2013·3 min readStaging System in ALS Shows Potential Tracks of Disease ProgressionPerforming post-mortem staging of the brains and spinal cord tissue of patients with ALS, researchers discover the neurodegenerative disease could progress from one start point in the CNS to other regions of the brain and spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 17, 2013·4 min readMental Fog with Tamoxifen is Real, Scientists Find Possible AntidoteResearchers confirm the mental fogginess produced as a result of taking the cancer drug tamoxifen, is real. They have also discovered an existing drug compound which appears to counteract the effects of this medication.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 9, 2013·3 min readSingle Gene Mutation Linked to Diverse Neurological DisordersA gene mutation which causes Lesch-Nyhan syndrome could provide clues to the developmental and neurological defects noted in other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2013·3 min readGlowing Neurons Reveal Networked Link Between Brain and WhiskersMouse whisker research reveals a signaling pathway which relays touch signals to the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 5, 2013·6 min readEffects of Chronic Stress Can be Traced to Your GenesChronic stress alters gene activity in immune cells before they reach the bloodstream. The change leads to an overabundance of inflammation, which is linked to many negative health effects, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 12, 2014·3 min readFilling Me SoftlyImplant stiffness is a major cause of foreign body reaction, neuroscience researchers claim.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 18, 2014·4 min readEnvironmentally Sensitive Cells with a Hulk Like RageExposure to air pollution in urban areas could trigger a toxic response in neurons and impact pathways associated with neurodegenerative diseases, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 20, 2014·5 min readStudy in Mice Raises Question: Could PTSD Involve Immune Cell Response to Stress?A new study reports that after chronic stress, primed immune cells cause an excessive reaction to a later event.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2014·2 min readResearchers Identify Process Producing Neuronal Diversity in Fruit Flies’ Visual SystemWorking with fruit flies, researchers identify a mechanism which helps explain how neurons which make up the visual system are generated.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 6, 2014·4 min readHow Rabies “Hijacks” Neurons to Attack the BrainA new study tracks the exact mechanism the rabies virus uses to enter the central nervous system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 30, 2014·3 min readIn Search of the Origin of Our BrainAccording to a new study, nerve cell centralization does begin in multicellular animals.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 23, 2015·2 min readHarmful Effects of Smoking Reflected in Facial Movements of Unborn BabiesNeuroimaging study finds higher rates of mouth movements in unborn babies of mothers who smoke.Read More
