FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 13, 2018·4 min readDoes Physical Activity Influence the Health of Future Offspring?Researchers report both physical and mental exercise can affect the learning ability of future offspring, at least in mice.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 16, 2018·4 min readWhy Older People Might Lose Their WayResearchers report the firing patterns of grid cells are less stable in older adults. This, they say, could be why older people have more problems with spatial navigation than younger people.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 20, 2017·4 min readInflammation Drives Progression of Alzheimer’sResearchers report an inflammatory mechanism within the brain's immune system may drive the progression of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 5, 2017·5 min readParkinson’s Protein Travels From Brain to GutResearchers report alpha-synuclein, a protein associated with Parkinson's disease, can travel from the brain to the gut by following a specific path.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 14, 2016·4 min readEarly Signs of Alzheimer’s Detected in Cerebrospinal FluidResearchers have discovered an early immune response in people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 28, 2016·5 min readPeople With Parkinson’s Show Altered Iron Levels in Their BrainsA new neuroimaging study finds iron is distributed in an unusual way in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 21, 2016·4 min readTweaking Immune Response May Be a Key to Combating Alzheimer’sLearning how to manipulate inflammatory conditions could help to develop new therapies to stimulate neurogenesis and protect against Alzheimer's, a new study suggests.Read More
