FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 20, 2013·4 min readThe Logistics of LearningTwo new studies provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms that underlie the learning process.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·December 19, 2013·5 min readA New and Reversible Cause of AgingResearchers discover a cause of aging in mammals which they believe could be reversible.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurology·December 19, 2013·5 min readBrain Repair After Injury and Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have developed a new technology in order to regenerate functional neurons after brain injury.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·December 18, 2013·6 min readRecurrent Brain Cancers Follow Distinctive Genetic PathsRecurrent gliomas could have genetic profiles which are different from those of the initial tumors that spawned them, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 18, 2013·3 min readResearchers Provide New Insights into Cause of Human Neurodegenerative DiseaseResearchers identify Neurexin2 as a new target for potential treatment of spinal muscular atrophy.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 17, 2013·3 min readDiscovery of “Teen Gene” Could Hold Promise for Combating Severe Mental IllnessesResearchers isolate a gene responsible for dopamine connectivity in the medial prefrontal cortex during adolescence.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 16, 2013·5 min readResearchers Reduce Toxicity Associated With Lou Gehrig’s Disease in Animal ModelsResearchers discover a new way of reducing disease toxicity in ALS which slows the dysfunction of neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 13, 2013·3 min readNo Two People Smell the SameResearchers explore the triggers for specific odor receptors and find no two people smell things the same way.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·December 13, 2013·5 min readNew Gene Discovery Sheds More Light on Alzheimer’s RiskResearchers uncover a second rare genetic mutation which increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life.Read More
NeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2013·4 min readStudy Breaks Blood-Brain Barriers to Understanding Alzheimer’sPericytes could provide novel targets for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·December 11, 2013·4 min readResearchers Lead Groundbreaking Discovery in Deadly Childhood Brain CancerA new study could pave the way for more effective treatment of infantile ETMR/ETANTR brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 11, 2013·3 min readStaying Ahead of Huntington’s DiseaseResearchers work to understand how expanded polyglutamine tracts form the types of supramolecular structures that are presumed to be toxic to neurons.Read More
