FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 4, 2018·4 min readHow Does Alcohol Influence Alzheimer’s Development?A new study reports alcohol may impede the clearance of amyloid beta, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease, in the brain.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 4, 2018·5 min readA Potential Achilles Heel in Brain CancerA new study in PNAS reports blocking the expression of MDA-9/Syntenin forces glioma stem cells to lose their ability to induce protective autophagy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2018·4 min readDrowsy Worms Offer New Insights Into the Neuroscience of SleepA new study could offer insight into human glial cell function and reveals a relationship between movement and sleep.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2018·3 min readGoodbye “Stress Granules”Researchers shed light on how stress granules, enzymes linked to a range of neurodegenerative diseases, are formed and how they can be reduced.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·June 1, 2018·4 min readInherited Variations in Noncoding Sections of DNA Associated with AutismResearchers have identified a link between paternally inherited variants in some noncoding segments of genes and an increased autism risk in subsequent offspring.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 31, 2018·4 min readMemory Depends On Protein ‘Off Switch”A new study suggests a lack of cognitive flexibility and ability to retain new information may be a result of the Arc protein not being fully switched off.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 31, 2018·8 min readThree New Genes That May Have Influenced Human Brain SizeResearchers have identified a set of genes that may have influenced human brain size, which helped us diverge from other apes. The study reveals the genes are unique to humans and help to build the neocortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 31, 2018·4 min readCocaine Use Alters Gene Expression in Brain’s Reward CircuitA new study reveals how cocaine use alters gene expression and provides new insight into the molecular basis of cocaine addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 31, 2018·4 min readThe Secret to Longevity is in the Microbiome and GutFeeding fruit flies a combination of probiotics and Triphala, a herbal supplement, increased longevity by 60% and protected them against age related diseases, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosVisual Neuroscience·May 30, 2018·4 min readFirst 3D Printed Human CorneasMixing together human corneal stromal cells with alginate and collagen to make a bioink, researchers have successfully created 3D printed human corneas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 30, 2018·3 min readSuper-Ager Study Offers Genetic Clues to PerformanceResilient memory performance during aging may be inherited, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2018·4 min readWars and Clan Structure May Explain Strange Biological Event of 7,000 Years AgoMath models and computer simulations have helped researchers answer a perplexing question about a biological event that occurred 7,000 years ago.Read More
