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This image shows SNpc neurons in a mouse brain.

·August 10, 2015·5 min read

Researchers Identify Two Proteins Important in Parkinson’s Disease Progression

A new discovery into the molecular origins of Parkinson's disease could provide new avenues for treatment and prevention of the disease.

Autism Featured Genetics

·August 10, 2015·4 min read

Does Genetic Research Offer Hope for Autism Cure?

A new study suggests how researchers may combine different genetic approaches in search for a cure for autism.

This image is Sir William Richard Gowers Parkinson Disease sketchs.

Featured Neurology

·August 9, 2015·4 min read

Liver Disease Medication Could Slow Progression of Parkinson’s Disease

A new study reports that a drug currently being used to treat liver disease has shows promise as an effective treatment to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 8, 2015·5 min read

How to Live to 100: Scientists Crack the Secrets of Centenarians

To live to be 100, you need to keep inflammation low and telomeres long, a new study reports.

The image shows a medulloblastoma brain tumor via a brain scan.

Brain Cancer Featured

·August 8, 2015·4 min read

Childhood Brain Cancer Can be Classified Noninvasively

Three subgroups of medulloblastoma brain cancer can be identified non-invasively using MRS neuroimaging technology.

Featured Genetics

·August 8, 2015·6 min read

How Chronic Inflammation Can Lead to Cancer

Researchers have uncovered a precise mechanism by which chronic inflammation can lead to cancer. The findings could lead to improved treatments to prevent future tumor growth.

This image shows a cigarette stub on a road.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 7, 2015·3 min read

Stubbing Out Smoking: Nicotine Blocking Enzyme Takes Reward Out of Smoking

Researchers discover an enzyme that seeks and destroys nicotine before it hits the brain. The discovery could lead to new therapies to help people quit smoking.

These are neurons induced from human skin cells.

Featured Genetics

·August 7, 2015·6 min read

Transforming Human and Mouse Skin Cells into Neurons With Chemical Only Reprogramming

In two separate experiments, researchers have succeeded in transforming skins cells into neurons.

This image shows the Hsp90 chaperone cycle.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·August 7, 2015·3 min read

Protein That Kills Cells in Neurodegenerative Diseases Implicated in Cancer Cell Metabolism

The protein Hsp90 may assist cancer cells to grow, a new study reports.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·August 7, 2015·4 min read

Adopting New Strategies to Discover Therapies for Huntington’s Disease

A new study reports DNA repair genes may determine when the neurological symptoms of Huntington's disease begin.

This shows a amyloid plaques in the brain.

Featured Neurology

·August 7, 2015·4 min read

Ability to Remove Alzheimer’s Disease Protein From the Brain Slows With Age

According to researchers, as we age, it takes a lot longer to clear amyloid beta from the brain, thus leading to a build up of the toxic protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease.