FeaturedNeuroscience·November 27, 2016·2 min readNew Target Receptor Discovered in the Fight Against ObesityResearchers implicate the FFAR2 receptor in obesity.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 27, 2016·5 min readConnection Found Between Memory Mechanisms And Resistance To EpilepsyResearchers identify a specific mechanism that can provide resistance to epilepsy but also damages a specific type of memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 27, 2016·5 min readUpward Mobility Boosts Immunity in MonkeysA new study in rhesus monkeys shows the stress of a lower social status can alter the immune system, even in the absence of other risk factors.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 26, 2016·4 min readNew Drug Limits Then Repairs Brain Damage Caused by StrokeResearchers report a potential new drug may reduce the number of brain cells destroyed by stoke and also help repair them.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 26, 2016·4 min readHow Neurons Are Able to Keep Up the ChatterResearchers provide new insight into the mechanisms of neurotransmission.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 23, 2016·4 min readNeuron Producing Stem Cells in Membranes Covering the Brain DiscoveredResearchers have discovered neural progenitor cells in the meninges.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 23, 2016·4 min readBright Red Fluorescent Protein CreatedResearchers have succeeded in creating a new, bright red fluorescent protein which can be used to track essential cellular processes.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 22, 2016·3 min readNovel Type of Cell Death in Huntington’s Disease May Lead to Effective New TherapiesResearchers have identified a novel type of cell death associated with Huntington's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·November 22, 2016·9 min readRare Genetic Variations Linked to SchizophreniaA new study reveals several regions of the genome where mutations increase schizophrenia risk between four- and 60-fold.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2016·6 min readInsight Into the Brain’s Control of Hunger and SatietyNew findings revise the current models for homeostatic control, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 21, 2016·7 min readOur Brains Have a Basic Algorithm That Enables Our IntelligenceResearchers report relatively simple math logic underlies complex brain computations.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 19, 2016·4 min readProtective Molecule Sidelined in Models of ALSResearchers have identified a naturally occurring molecule that has the potential for preserving sites of communication between nerves and muscles in ALS.Read More
