FeaturedNeurology·March 31, 2015·2 min readLink Between ALS and Abnormal Immune Response EstablishedAccording to a new study, a protein implicated in some neurological diseases also plays an important role in how our bodies respond to viral infections.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 28, 2015·4 min readStem Cells Make ‘Individual Choices’ to Divide or SpecializeResearchers hope new findings could lead to better control of the production of insulin producing endocrine cells.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 27, 2015·3 min readGenes Involved in Memory and Learning Activated when Professional Musicians PerformA new study investigates the effect of musical performance on the gene expression of professional musicians and finds enhanced activity in motor function, memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 26, 2015·4 min readHIV Can Evolve and Replicate in Patient’s Brain Early in the IllnessA new study reports a subset of patients, the HIV virus started to replicate in the brain within the first four months of infection.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 23, 2015·4 min readStudy Could Explain Why Some Fetuses With Different Antigens to Mother Suffer Brain BleedsMother's immune system attacks new blood vessel cells in baby's brain, causing fetal brain bleeds, a new study proposes.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 23, 2015·4 min readGenomewide Screen of Learning in Zebrafish Identifies Enzyme Important in Neural CircuitResearchers identify a set of genes which, in a zebrafish model, appear to be important for learning.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 23, 2015·2 min readNovel Mechanism That Drives Progression of Frontotemporal Dementia IdentifiedResearchers uncover mechanism which controls synaptic growth and causes them to overgrow.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 20, 2015·3 min readEarly Diagnosis Opportunities for Alzheimer’s Through Simple Blood TestA molecular cascade could help doctors provide early diagnosis of Alzheimer's through a simple blood test, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 19, 2015·3 min readResearchers Find Key to Making Neurons From Stem CellsPnky, an RNA molecule, can be manipulated to increase the production of neurons from neural stem cells, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 19, 2015·2 min readDrug Target Found for Rare Genetic DisorderA new study points to a potential drug target for NGLY1 deficiency.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 18, 2015·5 min readResearchers Discover Mechanism That May Help Parasites Manipulate Their HostsResearchers report they have identified a way in which Toxoplasma gondii may modify brain cells.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·March 12, 2015·3 min readGene Variant Could Predict Who Will Respond to Investigational Therapy for Alzheimer’sStudy reports neurons carrying a specific genetic variant responded to investigational therapy by reducing the rate of beta amyloid peptide production.Read More
