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·March 7, 2016·4 min read

Dying to Sleep: Molecule Induces Lifesaving Sleep in Worms

Researchers have identified a protein that promotes sleep in C.elegans.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 7, 2016·3 min read

Does A ‘Western Diet’ Increase Alzheimer’s Risk?

Having a sedentary lifestyle and eating a western diet is linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

Diagram shows how TREM2 attaches to neurons.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 5, 2016·5 min read

Early Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Defined

Researchers have identified a biomarker that is associated with the activation of an innate immune response to neural damage during the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

Image shows neural progenitor cells exposed to zika.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 4, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Find Likely Biological Link Between Zika Virus and Microcephaly

Researchers working with lab grown human stem cells believe they have discovered how the Zika virus may cause microcephaly in fetuses.

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Autism Featured Genetics

·March 4, 2016·4 min read

Gene Required to Control Behavioral States May Be Linked to Autism

Researchers have discovered a gene that plays an important role in controlling the switch of behavior between alternative states. Deletion of this gene in humans has been noted in some cases of Autism.

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·March 4, 2016·6 min read

Researchers Discover Brain Cells With More Than 100 Unique Mutations

Researchers have successfully sequenced the complete genomes of individual neurons and have discovered each neuron contains, on average, more than 100 mutations.

Image shows a neuron in 3 stages of development.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 3, 2016·4 min read

A Neural Big Bang?

A new study sheds light on the mechanisms that allow progenitor cells to generate neurons.

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·March 3, 2016·7 min read

How Many Neuron Types Are There in the Brain?

Researchers devise a new approach to systematically identifying individual classes of neurons in the spinal cord.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 2, 2016·3 min read

New Approaches for Parkinson’s Treatment?

Researchers are tracking the cause of premature neuron aging in Parkinson's patients with a defective DJ-1 gene.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·March 1, 2016·3 min read

Twin Study Finds Genetics and Environment Affect Different Brain Regions

According to a new twin study, cerebral glucose metabolism plays a major role in the bilateral parietal lobe and left temporal lobe, while environmental factors influence different brain regions.