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·December 23, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Identify Gene That Influences the Ability to Remember Faces

A new study reports the oxytocin receptor plays a special role in the ability to remember faces.

Featured Genetics

·December 19, 2013·5 min read

A New and Reversible Cause of Aging

Researchers discover a cause of aging in mammals which they believe could be reversible.

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Featured Genetics

·August 1, 2013·4 min read

Stray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in Schizophrenia

Researchers trace spontaneous genetic mutations and reverse-engineer the outlines of disrupted prenatal gene networks in schizophrenia.

This is a schematic of the Alzheimer's gene expression.

Featured Genetics

·July 24, 2013·4 min read

Key Molecular Pathways Leading to Alzheimer’s Identified

Researchers have identified key molecular pathways which lead to late-onset Alzheimer's disease. The study presents a new approach to Alzheimer's research and highlights several potential drug targets.

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Featured Genetics

·July 23, 2013·5 min read

Controlling Genes with Light

New technology can rapidly halt or start the expression of genes by shining a light on the cells.

The image is a diagram showing RORA's role in autism.

Autism Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 1, 2013·2 min read

Researcher Discovers New Regulatory Autism Gene

Researchers report RORA, a novel candidate gene for autism, regulates a large number of other genes associated with ASD.

The image shows the three copies of chromosome 21 associated with Down syndrome.

Featured Genetics

·May 28, 2013·3 min read

Down Syndrome Neurons Grown From Stem Cells Show Signature Problems

Using induced pluripotent stem cells which were grown into brain cells, researchers were provided with a way to look at early brain development in Down syndrome.

The diagram shows how adrenocorticotropin hormone is secreted in Cushing's disease.

Featured Genetics

·May 7, 2013·3 min read

Scientists Find Potential Therapeutic Target for Cushing’s Disease

Researchers have identified that the TR4 protein, which regulates a gene that produces ACTH, drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease.

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Featured Genetics

·January 31, 2013·5 min read

Genome-Wide Atlas of Gene Enhancers in the Brain On-line

Future research into the underlying causes of neurological disorders such as autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia, should greatly benefit from a first-of-its-kind atlas of gene-enhancers in the cerebrum (telencephalon). This new atlas identifies and locates thousands of gene-regulating elements in a region of the brain that is of critical importance for cognition, motor functions and emotion.

The image shows the cell nuclei in human embryonic stem cells.

Featured Genetics

·January 22, 2013·3 min read

Stem Cell Research Aims to Help Identify Origins of Schizophrenia

New research demonstrates how defects in an important neurological pathway in early development may be responsible for the onset of schizophrenia later in life.