FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·May 10, 2016·3 min readLactose Intolerance Study May Shed Light on Origins of Mental IllnessA new study that looks at how lactose intolerance develops over time may give new insight into understanding how mental health issues develop.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·May 9, 2016·5 min readExperimental Therapy Halts Treatment Resistant Brain TumorsResearchers report an experimental treatment has shown to be able to stop treatment resistant glioblastoma in human cells and mouse models.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·May 6, 2016·4 min readAlzheimer’s Gene Impairs Memory by Disrupting Brain’s ‘Playback System’According to researchers, the APOE4 gene may interfere with memory formation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Business·May 6, 2016·2 min readBiotech Companies Given Green Light to Attempt to Regenerate Brains of the DeadCORDIS reports two US based biotech companies have been granted ethical permission to attempt to regenerate the brains of people declared clinically dead from TBI.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsPsychology·May 5, 2016·6 min readEvidence of Genetic Link Between Autism and Bipolar DisorderA new study reports they could be an overlap between rare genetic variation linked to bipolar disorder and those implicated in autism.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 4, 2016·3 min readNew Blood Biomarker For Autism IdentifiedThe findings may aid in earlier diagnosis of ASD in children.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 4, 2016·3 min readAggregated Protein in Neurons May Cause ALSA new study reports people with ALs may have a genetic mutation that causes SOD1 to aggregate motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.Read More
AutismBrain CancerFeaturedGenetics·May 3, 2016·3 min readCancer and Autism Share a Remarkable Number of Risk Genes in CommonResearchers have identified more than 40 common genes in cancer and autism disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 3, 2016·4 min readReversing Genetic Changes That May Spur Alzheimer’s With Experimental DrugImage shows slices of a rat brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 2, 2016·4 min readHigh Fat Diets Starve the BrainResearchers report the amount of glucose that reaches the brain is significantly reduced after only three days of following a high fat diet.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 28, 2016·3 min readCo-Expression of Alternative Gene Products Helps Neurons Take ShapeA new study reports neurons often co-express functionally distinct alternative products from the same gene.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 28, 2016·6 min readFour New Genetic Diseases Defined Within SchizophreniaA new study reports changes in key genes define four previously unknown conditions associated with schizophrenia.Read More