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·May 30, 2018·3 min read

Super-Ager Study Offers Genetic Clues to Performance

Resilient memory performance during aging may be inherited, researchers say.

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·May 29, 2018·4 min read

Wars and Clan Structure May Explain Strange Biological Event of 7,000 Years Ago

Math models and computer simulations have helped researchers answer a perplexing question about a biological event that occurred 7,000 years ago.

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·May 29, 2018·5 min read

Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers investigate the role the BMI1 gene plays in the onset and development of Alzheimer's disease. The study reports the loss of BMI1 triggers and increased production of amyloid beta and decreases neural ability to eliminate the protein.

Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 29, 2018·5 min read

Impaired Energy Production May Explain Why Brain is Susceptable to Age Related Disease

Cells from older people have impaired mitochondria, reducing energy production. The findings could open the door to discovering a clear link between mitochondrial dysfunction and age related neurodegeneration, researchers report.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 29, 2018·3 min read

How a Brain Circuit Generates Anxiety

Researchers have identified a specific circuit in the brain's central amygdala that raises anxiety levels. The study could pave the way for the development of new treatments for anxiety disorders.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·May 28, 2018·5 min read

Placenta May Be Missing Link in Schizophrenia

A new study reveals, in combination to genetics and environmental factors, placenta health during fetal development may play a role in schizophrenia. Researchers report genes associated with schizophrenia may turn on in the placenta during complicated pregnancies.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 26, 2018·5 min read

Chromosome Study May Lead to Personalized Counselling For Pregnant Women

Researchers report fetuses with a rare chromosomal aberration have a 20% increased risk of being diagnosed with a developmental disorder.

Featured Genetics

·May 25, 2018·4 min read

Genetic Variants That May Predict Glaucoma Risk Identified

Researchers have identified 133 genetic variants associated with an increased risk of developing glaucoma.

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·May 25, 2018·5 min read

Researchers Shed New Light on Motor Neuron Death

A new collaborative study has helped researchers to uncover some of the earliest molecular events in ALS.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 24, 2018·5 min read

Tiny Particles Could Help Fight Brain Cancer

Researchers at MIT have developed a new drug delivering nanoparticle that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. The nanoparticles carry two different drugs that can help shrink tumors and prevent them from growing back.

Featured Neurology

·May 24, 2018·3 min read

Early Synaptic Dysfunction Found in Parkinson’s Disease

Mutations in LRRK2 leads to dysfunctional auxilin and impaired synaptic vesicle endocytosis in Parkinson's patients, researchers report.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·May 24, 2018·3 min read

Tau Mutations May Increase Cancer Risk

A new study reports tau mutations, commonly associated with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, may also increase the risk of developing cancers.

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Genetics

Super-Ager Study Offers Genetic Clues to Performance

Wars and Clan Structure May Explain Strange Biological Event of 7,000 Years Ago

Understanding the Origins of Alzheimer’s Disease

Impaired Energy Production May Explain Why Brain is Susceptable to Age Related Disease

How a Brain Circuit Generates Anxiety

Placenta May Be Missing Link in Schizophrenia

Chromosome Study May Lead to Personalized Counselling For Pregnant Women

Genetic Variants That May Predict Glaucoma Risk Identified

Researchers Shed New Light on Motor Neuron Death

Tiny Particles Could Help Fight Brain Cancer

Early Synaptic Dysfunction Found in Parkinson’s Disease

Tau Mutations May Increase Cancer Risk

Sleep Duration Linked to Accelerated Aging

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

Neural Hotwire: How Biological Synapses Bypass Broken Brain Links

A New Genetic Entry Point for Autism Traits

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