AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 26, 2018·5 min readChromosome Study May Lead to Personalized Counselling For Pregnant WomenResearchers report fetuses with a rare chromosomal aberration have a 20% increased risk of being diagnosed with a developmental disorder.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 25, 2018·4 min readGenetic Variants That May Predict Glaucoma Risk IdentifiedResearchers have identified 133 genetic variants associated with an increased risk of developing glaucoma.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2018·5 min readResearchers Shed New Light on Motor Neuron DeathA new collaborative study has helped researchers to uncover some of the earliest molecular events in ALS.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 24, 2018·5 min readTiny Particles Could Help Fight Brain CancerResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 24, 2018·3 min readEarly Synaptic Dysfunction Found in Parkinson’s DiseaseMutations in LRRK2 leads to dysfunctional auxilin and impaired synaptic vesicle endocytosis in Parkinson's patients, researchers report.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·May 24, 2018·3 min readTau Mutations May Increase Cancer RiskA new study reports tau mutations, commonly associated with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, may also increase the risk of developing cancers.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·May 23, 2018·4 min read‘Seeing’ Music or ‘Tasting’ Numbers? What We Can Learn From Those With SynesthesiaResearchers take a deeper look at synesthesia, revealing the condition could be linked to some autoimmune diseases. The paper also reports synesthetes have better memory and are more creative than those without the disorder.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 23, 2018·4 min readPeople with Family History of Alcoholism Release More Dopamine in Expectation of AlcoholA new study reports people who have a family history of alcohol use disorder release more dopamine in the ventral striatum as a response to the expectation of receiving an alcoholic drink than those without a family history of alcoholism.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·May 22, 2018·5 min readWhat Helps Form Long Term Memory Also Drives ALSResearchers reveal a small region of Ataxin-2, a protein implicated in long term memory, may drive the progression of ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 22, 2018·4 min readLink Between Tuberculosis and Parkinson’s Disease DiscoveredStudying what the LRRK2 gene does in macrophages infected with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, researchers believe they may have identified a cause of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 22, 2018·3 min readNew Brain Development Disorder IdentifiedResearchers have identified a new neurodevelopmental disorder. The study reveals the inherited disorder can produce learning difficulties and increase seizure risks. The researchers have implicated a recessive mutation in CAMK2A in this new disorder.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 22, 2018·3 min readSchizophrenics’ Blood Has More Genetic Material From MicrobesA new study reports blood samples taken from those with Schizophrenia contain genetic material from more types of microbes than people without the condition. Additionally, the blood samples contained less CD8+ memory T cells.Read More
