FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 28, 2018·4 min readAntibiotic Could Protect Against Neurodegenerative Diseases During AgingA new study reveals minocycline, a popular antibiotic, can help extend lifespan and improve protein balance in aging worms. Researchers say the protective mechanism of the medication could be exploited to help prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's in humans.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·November 28, 2018·6 min readFirst Risk Genes for ADHD DiscoveredResearchers have made a breakthrough in understanding the development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In a new study, the researchers reveal they have identified specific gene variants which increase the risk of ADHD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2018·4 min readCells Using Sugar for Metabolic Process May Fight InflammationResearchers report human mesenchymal stem cells can be manipulated to treat inflammatory diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2018·5 min readHow Ancient Virus Got Cannabis HighResearchers provide the first cannabis chromosome map, revealing ancient viruses contributed to the evolution of marijuana.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2018·4 min readMicroglia React Distinctly During InflammationA new study sheds light into the function of microglia and inflammatory response.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 26, 2018·5 min readBrain Responses to Language in Toddlers with ASD Linked to Altered Gene ExpressionResearchers report differential brain responses to speech in toddlers with ASD is associated with widespread gene expression activity in blood leukocyte cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 26, 2018·3 min readHacking the Aging CodeA new study reveals a strategy for the development of new anti-aging therapeutics based on big data research from medical studies and biobanks.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 26, 2018·6 min readNever Before Seen DNA Recombination in Brain Linked to Alzheimer’sResearchers identified gene recombination in neurons that produces new gene variants in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease. The findings, researchers say, may point to a potential near term treatment for the neurodegenerative disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 21, 2018·3 min readResearchers Use MRI to Predict Alzheimer’sUsing neuroimaging technology to examine white matter tracts in the brain, researchers were able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease with 95% accuracy.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 21, 2018·6 min readDNA Vaccine Reduces Both Toxic Proteins Linked to Alzheimer’sA new DNA vaccine tested in mice significantly reduces tau and amyloid beta, two proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease. The findings, researchers say, may pave the way for clinical trials in humans with the neurodegenerative disease.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 19, 2018·4 min readAutism Mutations Make the Brain Less FlexibleStudy sheds light on how SETD5, a gene associated with ASD, alters behavior and may lead to less flexibility in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2018·3 min readStudy Explains Behavioral Reaction to Painful ExperiencesAccording to researchers, bodily responses to pain are controlled by a neural pathway that involves heightened activity in the spinal cord and two parts of the brain-stem.Read More
