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·December 20, 2010·2 min read

Another Marathon Mouse Engineered – Boosting Acetylcholine Reduces Fatigue

After inserting a gene into mice that increases choline transporter and as a result increases acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions, the engineered mice were able to run on treadmills twice as long as controls without the inserted gene.

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·December 17, 2010·2 min read

Pain in the Potassium Channels

The removal of a certain class of potassium channels from the surface of nociceptors is believed to be a key factor in inflammatory pain signaling. Using gene interference to reduce the expression of these specific potassium channels on nociceptors, researchers were able to produce hyperexcitability in nociceptors resembling that seen in inflammatory pain signaling.

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·December 13, 2010·3 min read

Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome – FXTAS Breakthrough

Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) research shows that inhibiting histone acetylation could help control expression of toxic mRNA. FXTAS symptoms are mainly caused by overproduction of toxic mRNA, making this research very important for researchers working with FXTAS.

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·November 15, 2010·2 min read

Zif Protein Controls Brain Stem Cells

Zif proteins have been found to control whether a brain stem cell differentiates into a neuron or renews as a brain stem cell. There are Zif related proteins in humans that may be targeted by new treatments for brain cancer and other diseases.

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·October 18, 2010·2 min read

Neurobiologists Genetically Engineer Mice to Smell Light

Neurobiologists have genetically engineered mice to smell light. This optogenetics research provides a better understanding of the neural basis of...

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·October 15, 2010·5 min read

Healthy Babies Born in Genetic Screening Study

Two healthy baby girls and a healthy baby boy were born recently after genetic screening study. These babies were the first human babies born that relied on IVF and had each chromosome assessed in each oocyte before IVF. The genetic screening technique used improves on many other methods.

Human embryonic stem cell therapy possibilities are listed on the image of a man.

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·October 11, 2010·5 min read

First Clinical Trial of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy in the World Begins

Human embryonic stem cell therapy is being tried on a human for the first time in a new clinical trial....

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·October 4, 2010·2 min read

Adult Stem Cells Created That Do Not Age

Researchers genetically altered mesenchymal stem cells to create new stem cell lines that showed no signs of aging in culture, did not increase tumor production in animal studies and functioned as healthy mesenchymal cells do.

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·September 29, 2010·3 min read

First Direct Evidence That ADHD is a Genetic Disorder Found

Neuroscience researchers from Cardiff University have found the first direct evidence that ADHD is a genetic disorder.

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·September 28, 2010·2 min read

Early Life Stresses Could Have Lasting Effects On GAD1 Gene

Neuroscience research published in September's Journal of Neuroscience suggests early life stresses may modify the GAD1 gene, which controls the production of GABA. Through their research on rats, researchers were able to note that those who experienced a lack of affection showed an obstruction within the DNA which controls the GAD1 gene. As it is believed that GABA deficits might be apparent within schizophrenic patients, researchers propose that the modification of GAD1 might determine a child's predisposition to mental illness.

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·September 28, 2010·2 min read

Carbonated Drinks Affect Pain Sensors In Nasal Cavity

Neuroscientists at USC have discovered that carbonated drinks set off the same pain sensors in the nasal cavity as mustard, albeit at a lower intensity. During experimentation, researchers flowed carbonated saline over a dish containing nerve cells taken from the sensory circuits in the nose and mouth. They discovered that the gas activated a specific cell which serve as general pain sensors and expresses the TRPA1 gene.

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·September 17, 2010·3 min read

Disabling The RGS14 Gene Makes Mice Smarter

Researchers have discovered that disabling the RGS14 gene in mice can make them smarter. When the RGS14 gene was disabled within the CA2 region of the hippocampus, researchers found that mice were better able to remember objects they had explored and learn to navigate mazes better than regular mice.

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Genetics

Another Marathon Mouse Engineered – Boosting Acetylcholine Reduces Fatigue

Pain in the Potassium Channels

Fragile X Tremor Ataxia Syndrome – FXTAS Breakthrough

Zif Protein Controls Brain Stem Cells

Neurobiologists Genetically Engineer Mice to Smell Light

Healthy Babies Born in Genetic Screening Study

First Clinical Trial of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy in the World Begins

Adult Stem Cells Created That Do Not Age

First Direct Evidence That ADHD is a Genetic Disorder Found

Early Life Stresses Could Have Lasting Effects On GAD1 Gene

Carbonated Drinks Affect Pain Sensors In Nasal Cavity

Disabling The RGS14 Gene Makes Mice Smarter

Progesterone Exposure Linked to Gene Alterations in Male Brains

Reducing Visceral Fat Protects the Brain for Decades

Brain-First Hypothesis: Rethinking the Cambrian Explosion

Beyond the Gym: Why Your Brain Craves Creatine

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