FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·April 21, 2016·5 min readLink Between Cognitive Decline Genes and Healthy AgingResearchers report on a possible link between long term cognitive health and protection from some chronic diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 18, 2016·6 min readActin May Be Key for Long Term MemoryA new study reports actin could be the key to the molecular machinery that helps form and store memories.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·April 4, 2016·4 min readNew Syndrome That Causes Intellectual Disability IdentifiedResearchers have identified a new syndrome that appears to cause intellectual disabilities.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 4, 2016·6 min readResearchers Discover Brain Cells With More Than 100 Unique MutationsResearchers have successfully sequenced the complete genomes of individual neurons and have discovered each neuron contains, on average, more than 100 mutations.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 28, 2016·3 min readThe Couple That Sings Together Stays TogetherResearchers find red backed fairy wrens who have strong duet responses with their partners have lower rates of cuckoldry.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 28, 2016·5 min readWorm Study May Resolve Discrepancies in Research About AgingResearchers discover a drug used to help prevent reproduction in aging worms helps the creatures rebound from stress and, in some cases, this lengthens their lifespans.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·February 19, 2016·6 min readFirst Genetic Evidence of Modern Human DNA in a Neanderthal IndividualA new study reports researchers have discovered evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans around 100,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 11, 2016·5 min readBreakable Genes May Promote Disease and Brain Cell DiversityResearchers have identified 27 genes in brain stem cells that are prone to double strand breaks, a form of DNA damage.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 4, 2016·4 min readThe Genetic Source of Human DiversityResearchers report humans have a surprisingly high number of genes in which one of two copies has been randomly silenced.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2016·3 min readPotential ‘Guardian’ Against Neurodegeneration IdentifiedAccording to a new study, a protein called Tet3FL removes methyl groups from specific genes, keeping them active.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2016·4 min readThe Way to LearnA new study reveals epigenetics may play a key role in memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·December 22, 2015·4 min readEpigenetic Processes Linked to Cerebellar Circuitry DevelopmentA new study describes the epigenetic mechanisms that underlie the development of the cerebellum.Read More