FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2017·6 min readStudy Identifies ‘Night Owl’ Gene VariantA new study reveals those with the 'night owl' variant of the CRY1 gene have longer circadian cycles than other people, making them stay awake for longer at night.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 9, 2017·6 min read“Jumping Genes” May Set the Stage for Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer’sResearchers have identified a mechanism that may explain how neurons falter during the earliest stages of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 25, 2017·5 min readClues to Relationship Between Schizophrenia and Rheumatoid ArthritisResearchers discover 8 genes that could explain the inverse relationship between RA and schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 25, 2017·4 min readSons of Cocaine Using Fathers Have Profound Memory ImpairmentsResearch suggests men who use cocaine at the time of conception could increase the risk of their son developing learning difficulties and memory loss.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 23, 2017·4 min readNeanderthal DNA Contributes to Human Gene ExpressionNeanderthal DNA sequences still have influence when it comes to how genes are turned on or off in modern humans, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 23, 2017·5 min readBrain Cells Prefer One Parent’s Genes Over the Other’sA new study reports brain cells may preferentially activate a copy of one parent's genes over the other in offspring.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2017·3 min readThe Reason For Our Left or Right HandednessA new study reports unborn children can carry out asymmetric hand movements as early as 12 weeks gestation.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 8, 2017·4 min readDesigner Compound May Untangle Damage Leading to Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers report a new compound could help prevent and may even reverse some of the brain injury caused by the Tau protein in dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 7, 2017·4 min readSensor Traces Dopamine Released by Single CellsNew sensors that can monitor dopamine secretion in a single neuron could help researchers better understand how dopamine influences brain activity.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 25, 2017·6 min readScientists Create First Stable Semisynthetic OrganismResearchers report they have developed the first stable synthetic organism that holds a pair of synthetic bases in its genetic code.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 25, 2017·4 min readIn Utero Conditions Can Affect Teen Brain DevelopmentA new study reports the in utero environment can impact teenage brain development, contributing to problems with cognitive processing and emotional regulation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 20, 2016·3 min readBuilding a Better Brain3D 'mini brains' grown from human stem cells are functionally and structurally more similar to real brains than the 2D models currently used, a new study reports.Read More
