FeaturedNeuroscience·January 20, 2015·2 min readA Chemical Modified Version of the Second Messenger cAMPA new paper describes the development of a cAMP analogue which specifically activates only Epac2.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·January 20, 2015·2 min readConnection Between Childhood Adversity and Psychiatric Disorders Seen at Cellular LevelChildhood adversity and lifetime psychopathology are associated with shorter telomeres and higher mtDNA content, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 20, 2015·4 min readStem Cell Transplantation Shows Potential for Reducing Disability in Patients with MSAccording to a new study, MS patients who received stem cell transplants reported improvements in measures of their disability and quality of life.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 16, 2015·5 min readNew Genetic Clues Found in Fragile X SyndromeA new study provides additional insight into fragile X syndrome.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 15, 2015·5 min readAlzheimer’s Plaques Reduced by Targeting Sugar Attachment to the BACE1 EnzymeAmyloid beta can be reduced when sugars are prevented from binding to a key enzyme associated with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 15, 2015·3 min readCentury Old Drug Reverses Autism Like Symptoms in Fragile X Mouse ModelA drug used for almost 100 years to treat trypanosomiasis appears to be effective in reversing autism like symptoms in mice, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 13, 2015·3 min readRevealing the Inner Workings of a Molecular MotorResearchers take steps to better understand how dynein helps transport cellular cargo into the cell bodies of neurons.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·January 13, 2015·3 min readGenetic Brain Disorders Converge at the SynapseTwo different causes of autism and intellectual disability disrupt protein synthesis at synapses, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 7, 2015·2 min readResearchers Discover How a Protein Crucial to Learning and Memory WorksBy learning more about how a protein crucial for learning works, researchers move a step closer to figuring out how memory and learning work, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 7, 2015·3 min readTracking Subtle Brain Mutations, SystematicallyA new technique allows subtle mutations in brain cells to be traced and mapped spatially for the first time.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·January 5, 2015·2 min readTwin Study Suggests Genetic Factors Contribute to Insomnia in Children and TeensNew research into twins finds insomnia in adolescence and childhood could be explained by genetic factors, at least in part.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 5, 2015·4 min readAnimal Study Points to a Treatment for Huntington’s DiseaseResearchers improve motor function and reduce brain shrinkage in animal models of HD by adjusting the levels of a signaling protein.Read More
