FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·November 30, 2015·4 min readHow Anxiety Kills Your Social StatusResearchers have identified an area of the brain that links anxious temperaments to low social status. They were also able to 'tweak' the social hierarchy in animals using vitamin B3.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 30, 2015·4 min readCould Aspirin Help Prevent Cell Death in Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases?Salicylic acid, a breakdown product of aspirin, appears to bind to an enzyme that plays a major role in a number of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 30, 2015·3 min readGenetic Variants Associated with Schizophrenia Influence Gene Activity in Developing BrainResearchers shed ligh on how DNA sequence variation influences gene activity in brain development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 30, 2015·4 min readBRCA1 Implicated in Alzheimers Cognitive DeclineA new study reports BRCA1, a protein implicated in learning and memory, becomes depleted by Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 28, 2015·3 min readHow Synapses are Destroyed in Early Stages of Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have discovered a new molecular mechanism that directly contributes to synapse loss in people with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 27, 2015·6 min readHow Cells in the Developing Ear Practice HearingResearchers have discovered a molecular chain of events that enable cells in the inner ear to practice processing sounds during development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 25, 2015·3 min readEnhancing Detection of Early Onset Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers find an increase in neural activity to stimulation in flies with genetic mutations associated with early onset Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 24, 2015·5 min readBiologists Induce Flatworms to Grow Heads and Brains of Other SpeciesResearchers have succeeded in inducing one species of flatworm to grow heads and brains characteristic of another species of flatworm without altering genomic sequence.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 24, 2015·2 min readEye Neurons Connect With Help of Umbilical CellsResearchers use cells isolated from human umbilical cord tissue to produce molecules that help retinal neuron connect, grow and survive in rats.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 24, 2015·4 min readGut Microbes Signal to the Brain When They Are FullAccording to a new study, twenty minutes after a meal, gut microbes produce proteins that suppress the desire for feeding in animals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 23, 2015·3 min readHow the Circadian Rhythm Responds to Temperature ChangesA new study investigates how changes in temperature affects circadian rhythm.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 23, 2015·4 min readStem Cell Treatment One Day After Spinal Cord Injury Prevents Immune Response That Leads to Loss of Bodily FunctionsA new study reports stem cell treatments given one day following spinal cord injury can help prevent certain immune responses that can lead to the loss of bodily functions.Read More
