FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 20, 2018·4 min readCell Type and Environment Influence Protein Turnover in the BrainA new study reveals proteins in the brain are replaced at different rates, depending on their location. The findings could shed light on how the components of different cells are altered, and how this can impact memory formation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2018·4 min readDrowsy Worms Offer New Insights Into the Neuroscience of SleepA new study could offer insight into human glial cell function and reveals a relationship between movement and sleep.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2018·4 min readALS Treatment Delays Disease and Extends Life: Mouse StudyResearchers report transplanting altered neural stem cells into the brains of mice genetically engineered to exhibit symptoms of ALS, delayed the progression of the disease and extended lifespan.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 15, 2018·4 min readOne Gene Spurred Growth of Key Brain AreaResearchers have identified how the ASPM gene controls the growth of the cerebral cortex. They report mutations in this gene can reduce brain volume by half in human microcephaly cases.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 14, 2018·5 min readAlzheimer’s Plaque Affects Different Brain Cells DifferentlyAlzheimer's linked protein, amyloid beta, appears to do very little harm to glial cells, at least in fruit flies, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 26, 2018·3 min readCaptured on Film For the First Time: Microglia Nibbling on SynapsesA new electronic microscopy study has captured microglia perform their role in synaptic pruning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 7, 2018·9 min readBirth of New Neurons in the Human Hippocampus Ends in ChildhoodAlthough observed in other species, researchers report hippocampal neurogenesis does not persist through adult life in humans. Researchers say human hippocampal neurogenesis is not detectable in the adult brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·January 29, 2018·4 min readGlial Cells Play Key Role in Regulating Motivation for Drug in Heroin AddictionResearchers report in glial cells, drug induced plasticity can reduce the motivation for heroin. The findings could help develop new treatments for opioid addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 8, 2018·4 min readUncovering the Power of Glial CellsA new study sheds light on the neurons tasks glial cells perform to insure brain activity is optimized.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 4, 2018·3 min readBrain’s Immune System May Be Key to Better Treatments for Psychiatric DisordersResearchers investigate how synaptic pruning occurs during development in hopes of discovering how neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders occur.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 11, 2017·3 min readUpdated Brain Cell Map Connects Various Brain Diseases to Specific Cell TypesUCSD researchers have developed a single cell sequencing method that can map the cellular origin of a wide variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 6, 2017·3 min readGlial Cells, Not Neurons, Lead the Way in Brain AssemblyA recent Nature Neuroscience study reports it is glial cells, and not neurons, that direct the initial steps of brain assembly.Read More
