FeaturedNeurology·April 15, 2014·3 min readLimiting a Certain Protein in the Brain Reverses Alzheimer’s Symptoms in MiceLimiting the p25 protein appears to reverse AD symptoms in mice, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·April 14, 2014·2 min readNew Finding Suggests a Way to Block Stress DamageThe gene REDD1 enables stress to damage neurons and cause depressive behavior, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 13, 2014·4 min readNew Mouse Model Could Revolutionize Research in Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers report of creating two new mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. They believe the models could potentially revolutionize research into the neurodegenerative disease.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 11, 2014·2 min readBrain Cell Find Points to New Brain Cancer TherapiesA recent study provides new understanding of the role Lin28a plays in forming neurons. The findings could help develop new treatments for brain cancer and other neurological disorders.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 11, 2014·4 min readProtein Researchers Closing in on the Mystery of SchizophreniaIn an attempt to understand what happens in the brain of schizophrenics, researchers analysed proteins in the brains of rats who had been given the hallucinogen PCP.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 11, 2014·5 min readSplice Variants Reveal Connections Among Autism GenesResearchers reveal proteins involved in autism interact with more partners than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 10, 2014·4 min readToo Much Protein May Kill Brain Cells as Parkinson’s ProgressesResearchers discover how the most common genetic cause of PD kills neurons. The findings could assist in monitoring the disease progression and provide new treatment options.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 10, 2014·2 min readResearchers Search for Earliest Roots of Psychiatric DisordersA new study reports newborns, whose mothers were exposed to a variety of environmental stressors while pregnant, could be susceptible to psychiatric disorders later in life.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·April 9, 2014·6 min readBlocking DNA Repair Mechanisms Could Improve Radiation Therapy for Brain CancerResearchers suggest blocking DNA repair mechanisms could improve radiation therapy for glioblastoma brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 9, 2014·2 min readBone Marrow Stem Cells Show Promise in Stroke TreatmentResearchers find stem cells processed from bone marrow could be beneficial for stroke recovery.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 3, 2014·6 min readNew Hope for Treating ALSResearchers discover a recently approved epilepsy medication could also help to treat ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 3, 2014·4 min readStudy Helps Unravel the Tangled Origin of ALSResearchers pinpoint an error in protein formation which could be the root of ALS.Read More