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
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·September 27, 2017·4 min readEpigenetics of Addiction: Untangling Relapse and Addiction in the BrainA new study looks at the epigenetic factors that contribute to drug addiction and influence relapse.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 27, 2018·5 min readHeart-Brain Connection Could Be Predictive Biomarker for EpilepsyA new study report heartbeat irregularities connected with abnormalities in brain activity may be a biomarker for epilepsy in those who have suffered brain injury or infection.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·September 16, 2014·4 min readEvidence of Genetic Link to PTSD in Soldiers Exposed to Childhood TraumaA new study adds to the developing evidence of the role genetics plays in some cases of PTSD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 7, 2022·4 min readA ‘Factory Reset’ for the Brain Could Cure Anxiety and Drinking BehaviorGene editing could be a potential new treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder in adults who indulged in binge drinking as adolescence.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 1, 2016·4 min readDisruptions to Embryonic Reprogramming Alter Adult Mouse BehaviorEpigenetic reprogramming in mouse embryos can lead to abnormal repetitive behaviors in adulthood, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 7, 2016·5 min readExtra Coding RNAs Regulate DNA Methylation in the Adult BrainAccording to researchers, ecRNAs could be player in memory formation.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 20, 2018·4 min readMechanism Controlling Multiple Sclerosis Risk IdentifiedResearchers have identified a new mechanism of a risk gene for multiple sclerosis that triggers the disease via epigentic regulation. The study reports a protective genetic variant can reduce the risk of multiple sclerosis through the same mechanism.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·September 2, 2022·5 min readDNA Responses to Childhood Trauma Offer Clues on Which Children Will Have Long-Term Health Issues as AdultsEpigenetic traces of childhood trauma can be used as biomarkers to predict the risk of addiction, depression, and a range of other physical and mental health issues 17 years later.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 6, 2019·5 min readHeavy Drinking in Teens Causes Lasting Changes in Emotional Center of BrainA new study reports teenage binge drinking can result in lasting epigenetic changes that alter the expression of BDNF-AS, a protein vital for the formation of neural connection in the amygdala.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGenetics·July 6, 2015·2 min readEpigenetic Activity Helps Explain How Glioblastoma Can Resist TreatmentFindings could provide a new therapeutic target for glioblastoma, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 7, 2019·5 min readBlood Cells Could Hold Master Clock Behind AgingA new study reveals blood cell DNA remains steady, even after transplant. The findings shed new light on human aging.Read More
