Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·7 min readPoliovirus Therapy for Recurrent Glioblastoma Has 3 Year Survival Rate of 21%A new study reports a genetically modified poliovirus therapy has been shown to improve long term survival rates in recurrent glioblastoma brain cancer patients. Researchers say the therapy had a three year survival rate for 21 percent of participants in a phase 1 clinical trial, compared to just 4% of patients who received more standard treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 26, 2018·5 min readDefining the Brain Mosaic in Fruit Flies and HumansA new study reveals the same calcium signaling mechanism is required to generate specific classes of neurons in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 26, 2018·4 min readTrue Nature of Cells Blamed in Alzheimer’s RevealedResearchers confirm microglia, immune cells implicated in neurodegenerative disorders, play a role in protecting the central nervous system.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 26, 2018·3 min readNew Insight Into How Autism Might Develop in the BrainResearchers have identified a new molecular mechanism that may play a role in the development of autism.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyPsychology·June 26, 2018·5 min readGenes Linking Alzheimer’s to Down Syndrome DiscoveredResearchers report extra copies of genes on chromosome 21 increase Alzheimer's like pathology and cognitive impairment in mouse models of Down syndrome. The findings provide insight into early onset Alzheimer's in those with Down syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2018·2 min readNeuroimaging Study to Shed Light on Mind BlindnessResearchers are planning to conduct a new neuroimaging study to investigate why some people are unable to create visual images in their imagination.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 25, 2018·3 min readResearchers Identify Brain Cells Responsible for Removing Damaged Neurons After InjuryA new study reveals how microglia help clear dead and damaged materials away from healthy, neighboring neurons following injury.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsPsychology·June 25, 2018·7 min readCRISPR Editing Reduces Repetitive Behavior in Mice with a Form of AutismResearchers have successfully reduced some symptoms associated with fragile X syndrome in mice with the help of CRISPR-Cas 9 gene editing.Read More
Featured·June 24, 2018·4 min readGut Bacteria Influences Metabolism Through the Immune SystemDigestive enteroendocrine cells use an innate immune pathway to respond to good bacteria by fine tuning metabolism to diet and intestinal conditions, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 23, 2018·5 min readImportant Step Towards a Computer Model That Predicts the Outcome of Eye DiseasesA new model of the retina can predict the outcome of defined perturbation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2018·4 min readResearchers Solve the Case of the Missing SubplateA new study reveals subplate cells may not simply disappear, they may, instead, be migrating to different levels of the cortex. In essence, subplate cells may become part of the cerebral cortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 23, 2018·2 min readWatching Stem Cells Repair Spinal Cord in Real TimeResearchers have successfully used stem cell therapy to regenerate neurons in damaged areas of zebra fish spinal cords. The treatment helped to restore movement following SCI. The findings raise the possibility of developing new treatments for humans suffering paralysis as a result of spinal cord injury.Read More
