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·November 30, 2017·5 min read

Gene Variant That Protects Against Alzheimer’s Identified

Researchers report people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's and who carry a variant in the RAB10 gene, may be more resilient to the disease than those without the genetic variant.

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·November 29, 2017·6 min read

Study of WWII Evacuees Suggests Mental Illness May Be Passed to Offspring

A new NIH study reveals mental health problems associated with childhood adversity, such as being evacuated from a war zone, can be passed down from generation to generation.

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·November 29, 2017·6 min read

Injectable Gel Helps Heart Muscles Regenerate After Heart Attack

Researchers have developed a new injectable gel that releases microRNAs into heart muscles, restarting the replication of existing caridomyocytes following a heart attack.

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·November 28, 2017·4 min read

New Genes Associated With Cognitive Ability Identified

Researchers have identified over a dozen genetic variations they believe are associated with a person's cognitive ability.

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·November 27, 2017·7 min read

Cancer Drug Starts Clinical Trials in Human Brain Cancer Patients

A new drug has been cleared for human trials in patients with anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma brain cancers. The drug, PAC-1, is reported to spur cancer cells to self destruct and has proven to be effective in animal models of brain cancers.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 27, 2017·4 min read

Tracking Down Genetic Influences on Brain Disorders

Researchers have identified a number of variable locations in the genome that influence hippocampal gene activity and may contribute to brain disorders.

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·November 27, 2017·4 min read

Holding Infants, Or Not, Can Leave Traces on Their Genes

Children who experienced higher levels of distress and less physical contact had a lower epigenetic age than those who were picked up and held more frequently, researchers report. Lower epigenetic age, researchers note, may impede a child's ability to thrive.

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·November 24, 2017·4 min read

The Chemistry of Memory

LUM researchers shed light on how an RNA binding protein is involved in learning and memory.

Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles Pain

·November 24, 2017·4 min read

New Avenue For Drug Treatment in Neuropathic Pain

Blocking dorsal root ganglion pain neurons from releasing microRNA-21 has an anti-inflammatory effect at the cellular level, preventing neuropathic pain, researchers report.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 24, 2017·4 min read

Small But Distinct Differences Among Species Mark Evolution of Human Brain

Yale researchers report the human brain contains some distinct patterns that mark our evolution and could contribute to our cognitive abilities.

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·November 22, 2017·4 min read

New Mechanism of Cell Death in Neurodegenerative Disorders

New finding could lead to novel therapeutic approaches in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

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·November 22, 2017·5 min read

To Forget or to Remember? Memory Depends on Subtle Brain Signals

Study reveals how the mechanism for storing olfactory memories differs slightly from erasing unnecessary memories. Understanding how the brain gets rid of unimportant memories could help unlock new avenues of research to better understand memory loss in aging, researchers say.

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Genetics

Gene Variant That Protects Against Alzheimer’s Identified

Study of WWII Evacuees Suggests Mental Illness May Be Passed to Offspring

Injectable Gel Helps Heart Muscles Regenerate After Heart Attack

New Genes Associated With Cognitive Ability Identified

Cancer Drug Starts Clinical Trials in Human Brain Cancer Patients

Tracking Down Genetic Influences on Brain Disorders

Holding Infants, Or Not, Can Leave Traces on Their Genes

The Chemistry of Memory

New Avenue For Drug Treatment in Neuropathic Pain

Small But Distinct Differences Among Species Mark Evolution of Human Brain

New Mechanism of Cell Death in Neurodegenerative Disorders

To Forget or to Remember? Memory Depends on Subtle Brain Signals

Body Clock Dictates Morning Calorie Burning

The Neural Architecture of Evolutionary Reversals

New Platform Accelerates VR Cybersickness Research

Dogs May Bridge the Autism Drug Discovery Gap

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