FeaturedPsychology·September 1, 2015·4 min readSeverity of PTSD Could Be Predicted by Specific GeneThe gene SKA2 appears to predict more severe PTSD symptoms, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2015·4 min readGenetic Mechanism Could Delay Alzheimer’s Onset by Ten YearsA new study reports researchers have discovered a genetic variant that prevents levels of eotaxin increasing with age. Findings also show this mechanism could delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by up to 10 years.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 1, 2015·4 min readHow Urate May Protect Against Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers report urate stimulates astrocytes to activate a major antioxidant pathway believed to have a role in some neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 31, 2015·5 min readGenetic Link to Nearsightedness in Children Who Spend a Lot of Time ReadingAccording to a new study, children with a variant of the APLP2 gene were up-to five times more likely to develop myopia if they spent more than an hour a day reading.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·August 31, 2015·6 min readBuilt-In Delay Allows Us to See Small Moving ObjectsA new study reveals how motion sensing neurons are linked to other cells in the eye.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 31, 2015·3 min readHow Centrosomin Prevents Dendrites From Branching OutA new study investigates how neurons get their branching shapes.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 28, 2015·5 min readRisk of Burnout For Brain Cells Implicated in Parkinson’s DiseaseA new study reports on a possible reason for accelerated cell deterioration in Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 28, 2015·5 min readPreventing Meningitis: Tracking Germination From Dormant Fungal Spore to Disease Causing YeastA new study details how a dormant fungal spore germinates and transforms into a yeast that can cause meningitis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 28, 2015·4 min readLighting Up Learning: Light Sensitive Switch Regulates Protein Implicated in Synaptic PlasticityResearchers have developed a light-sensitive switch that regulates a protein implicated in synaptic plasticity. The researchers believe the photoswitch could help shed light on learning, memory and neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 27, 2015·4 min readGlial Cells Use Lipids to Control Positioning of Sensory Neurons in the Spinal CordA new study reports glial cells use lipids to direct neuron organization in the spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2015·4 min readGene Therapy Triggers Functional Cell Growth of Degenerating Neurons in Alzheimer’s BrainsAccording to a new study, degenerating neurons in the brains of Alzheimer's patients measurably responded to a new, experimental gene therapy.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 27, 2015·4 min readAlzheimer’s Disease Accelerated by Abnormal Build Up of Fat in the BrainResearchers discover accumulations of fatty acids in the brains of patients who have died from Alzheimer's disease. They propose the accumulation could accelerate the disease.Read More
