FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 10, 2018·4 min readDiscovery Sheds Light on How Neurodegenerative Diseases May OccurResearchers report nitric oxide plays a key role in regulating neural function. The findings shed new light on how neurodegeneration may occur.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 9, 2018·3 min readOverlapping Mechanisms in HIV Cognitive Disorders and Alzheimer’sA new Journal of Neuroscience study reports elevated levels of BACE1, an enzyme associated with neuronal damage in Alzheimer's disease, were identified in postmortem brain samples of those with HIV.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 9, 2018·5 min readResearchers Fix Genetic Risk Factor of Alzheimer’s in Human Brain CellsResearchers report they have successfully erased damage caused by Apoe4 in Alzheimer's patients by altering the gene into a harmless Apoe3-like version.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 9, 2018·6 min readALS and FTD Share Genetic LinkA new study links common genetic variants to both ALS and frontotemporal dementia. The findings could help in the development of treatment strategies for both disorders, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 6, 2018·2 min readWhen Kids’ Autistic Brains Can’t Calm DownA new study sheds light on why some children with ASD also have epilepsy. Researchers report the catnap2 mutation, associated with autism, does not allow inhibitory neurons to correctly form and this can lead to an increased risk of seizures.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2018·4 min readNew Blood Test Useful to Detect Those at Risk of Developing Alzheimer’sResearchers have developed a new blood test capable of detecting biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease long before the first symptoms appear.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 6, 2018·3 min read‘Sleeping’ Stem Cells Could Aid Brain RepairResearchers have identified a new type of stem cell which may aid neural repair following injury or disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 4, 2018·4 min readSimple Urine Test Could Measure How Much Our Body Has AgedResearchers have developed a new urine test that could potentially measure how much our bodies have aged. The test measures a substance that indicates oxidative damage, which increases in urine as we age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 3, 2018·4 min readLong-Lasting Brain Proteins Offer Clues to How Memories Last a LifetimeResearcher report long-lasting proteins in the brain could be a crucial part of the molecular machinery that helps govern long term memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 2, 2018·6 min readButterflies of the Soul: Study Sheds Light on Developmental Origins of InterneuronsA new study reveals how interneurons emerge and diversify in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 30, 2018·4 min readAdult Onset Neurodegeneration Has Roots in Early DevelopmentGene expressions in the brain that occur early in development may explain why some cerebellar stem cell populations behave differently in people with SCA1, researchers report.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 28, 2018·5 min readAggressive Growth of Common Brain Tumor Linked to Single GeneResearchers implicate the FOXM1 gene as a common driver in aggressive meningioma brain cancer.Read More
