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·November 6, 2015·4 min read

New Ray of Light for Epilepsy Research

Researchers believe a new technique tested on flies could be applied to humans to stop epilepsy in its tracks, if treated early enough.

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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 6, 2015·4 min read

Protein Movement of Hair Bundles in Inner Ear Could Preserve Hearing for Life

New findings holds promise for repairing damaged hearing, researchers report.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·November 6, 2015·3 min read

Can Parental Stress Impact the Health of Future Generations?

A new study reports on the long term impact of parental stress on the health of their offspring and future generations.

Diagram shows how the new method detects DNA damage that leads to neurological diseases.

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·November 6, 2015·8 min read

A New Way to Detect DNA Damage

According to a new study, researchers have devised a new way to detect chemical damage to DNA that leads to genetic mutations which are responsible for an array of diseases, including ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·November 6, 2015·5 min read

How Axons Regenerate on a Proper Path

Researchers have identified key components of a mechanism that allows the nervous system to heal itself.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 5, 2015·4 min read

Reprogramming Neurons

Researchers have successfully shown that the networks of communication among reprogrammed neurons and their neighbors can also be changed.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 4, 2015·3 min read

A New Model for Neurodegenerative Disease

Researchers have successfully created a pig model for ataxia telangiectasia that could help develop better treatments for the neurodegenerative disease.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Repairing Alzheimer’s Related Nerve Cell Damage

Researchers explain how a novel gene therapy approach could help treat Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 4, 2015·3 min read

Creating a Protein Atlas of the Brain

Researchers have quantified an entire set of proteins in the adult mouse brain.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·November 3, 2015·3 min read

New Genetic Risk Biomarker for Later Life Depression Found

A gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease may also predict depression later in life, a new study reports.

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·November 3, 2015·5 min read

Alzheimer’s May Be a Collection of Different Diseases That Should be Treated Separately

Researchers report Alzheimer's disease may actually be a collection of different disease that should be treated independently with different approaches.