FeaturedNeuroscience·July 27, 2026·6 min readSRGAP2 Slows Human Microglial MaturationHuman-specific duplicates of the SRGAP2 gene slow microglial maturation to four to eight years.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 25, 2026·8 min readAlzheimer Genetic Risk Scores Do Not Explain SuperAgingA new study demonstrates that SuperAgers cannot be distinguished from cognitively average peers by APOE status or polygenic risk scores.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·July 25, 2026·6 min readRecall-By-Genotype for Precision PsychiatryA new study demonstrates the feasibility of recall-by-genotype research using the diverse BioMe biobank.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 24, 2026·10 min readStudy Reveals Ongoing Natural Selection in Modern HumansBy measuring allele frequency changes across adult age groups, the team identified 168 variants under active selection, including 71 pathogenic mutations under purifying selection.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 23, 2026·9 min readStudy Links Acid Ceramidase to Ferroptosis and AgingResearchers found that elevated acid ceramidase in senescent cells increases their susceptibility to ferroptosis and transfers this vulnerability to adjacent tissue.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 23, 2026·10 min read3D Genome Disruption in Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study shows that 3D genome architecture is altered in prefrontal cortex cells of individuals with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 23, 2026·9 min readHow Midlife Systems Remodeling Reshapes the Human HippocampusA new study reveals that the human brain undergoes major shifts in 3D genome architecture and gene regulation starting in midlife.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 22, 2026·10 min readFocused Ultrasound Delivers miRNA to Treat GlioblastomaResearchers developed a novel therapeutic approach to combat glioblastoma, the deadliest primary brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·July 21, 2026·11 min readRisk Genes for Borderline Personality Disorder DiscoveredThe findings demonstrate significant genetic overlaps between BPD and PTSD, depression, ADHD, self-harm, COPD, and diabetes, opening new avenues for transdiagnostic psychiatric research and targeted drug discovery.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 20, 2026·10 min readWhy Brain Damage Hits the CerebellumA new study explains why spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) damages specific brain regions despite widespread expression of the mutant ATAXIN-1 (ATXN1) protein.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 17, 2026·14 min readGenetic Cause of Chronic Excessive Sweating DiscoveredA new study establishes that primary hyperhidrosis is driven by a genetic defect in the Nav1.8 voltage-gated sodium channel.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 15, 2026·11 min readGene Therapy Reverses Severe Traits of Fragile X SyndromeThe therapy restored FMRP expression in crucial brain regions, resulting in reduced audiogenic seizure susceptibility, normalized sensory hyperactivity, and complete reversal of elevated low-gamma EEG power.Read More
