FeaturedNeurology·October 6, 2015·4 min readPredicting How Alzheimer’s Disease Will Affect the BrainResearchers report they are developing a new computer system which uses demographic, genetic and clinical data to help predict how Alzheimer's disease will affect the patient's brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 5, 2015·5 min readSharp Weight Loss For Older Women With Alzheimer’s Related GeneAccording to a new study, women with the APOEe4 allele, a genetic variant closely tied to Alzheimer's disease, face sharper weight loss after the age of 70 than those without the gene, whether they go on to develop dementia or not.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 5, 2015·4 min readTracking a Key Piece of Dementia and ALS PuzzleFindings provide new hope for treating ALS and FTD, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 5, 2015·4 min readHow Finches Could Further Understanding of Huntington’s DiseaseResearchers use zebra finches to study speech and vocal impairments associated with Huntington's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·October 4, 2015·5 min readA Single Neuron May Carry Up To 1000 Genetic MutationsA new study reports individual neurons may harbor up to 1000 genetic mutations which arise while genes are in active use and after brain development is complete.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 3, 2015·4 min readCapturing the Symmetry of MovementA new study provides insights into networks of interneurons that carry out essential motor and sensory duties.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 3, 2015·4 min readHow The Body Keeps Ticking: Identifying the Mechanism That Regulates the Circadian ClockResearchers have identified a molecular switch which helps regulate the circadian clock and allows the body to keep time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 3, 2015·3 min readControlling Body Temperature in Response to Fight or FlightA new study reports TRPV1 controls the nerves that release noradrenaline and affects core body temperature during the 'fight or flight' response.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 2, 2015·3 min readDiscovering the Brain’s Memory SwitchResearchers explore the physical processes that occur as memories are formed.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 2, 2015·4 min readFive New Genetic Variants Linked to Brain CancerA new study identifies five new genetic variants associated with glioma.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·October 2, 2015·2 min readGene Suppression Helps Long Term Memories FormResearchers have identified a number of genes that are repressed at specific points during and after memory formation.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·October 1, 2015·4 min readTissue Engineered Colon from Human Cells Develop Different Types of NeuronsAccording to a new study, a tissue-engineered colon derived from human stem cells can develop nerves required to function effectively.Read More
