FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 18, 2013·2 min readShining Light on Neurodegenerative PathwayResearchers have identified a possible molecular pathway which could be the of cause a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's disease and ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 9, 2013·3 min readSingle Gene Mutation Linked to Diverse Neurological DisordersA gene mutation which causes Lesch-Nyhan syndrome could provide clues to the developmental and neurological defects noted in other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 24, 2013·5 min readYeast, Human Stem Cells Drive Discovery of New Parkinson’s Disease Drug TargetsResearchers have identified a novel Parkinson's disease drug target and a compound capable of repairing neurons derived from Parkinson’s patients.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 11, 2013·3 min readStaying Ahead of Huntington’s DiseaseResearchers work to understand how expanded polyglutamine tracts form the types of supramolecular structures that are presumed to be toxic to neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 29, 2013·2 min readResearch into Axon Degeneration Hits a NerveResearchers identify a gene which protects against spontaneous, adult onset progressive neurodegeneration.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 8, 2014·2 min readWhat Songbirds Tell Us About How We LearnAccording to new research, the basal ganglia plays an important role for vocal learning across different species.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 27, 2014·2 min read‘Sticky Synapses’ Can Impair New Memories by Holding on to Old OnesResearchers discover so-called sticky synapses can impair new learning by excessively hard wiring old memories.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2014·4 min readBrain Traffic Jams That Can Disappear in 30 SecondsCellular blockages in fruit fly's neurons can form and dissolve in 30 seconds or less, a new study reports. The findings could help pave the way for new treatments of some neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 9, 2014·4 min readHuntington’s Disease Protein Helps Wire the Young BrainThe Htt protein, which is mutated in Huntington's disease patients, is critical for wiring the brain in early life, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 5, 2014·2 min readDisease in a Dish Approach Could Aid Huntington’s Disease DiscoveryResearchers use iPSCs to create a disease in a dish model of Huntington's disease in transgenic nonhuman primates.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 8, 2014·2 min readBroken Signals Lead to NeurodegenerationResearchers discover the IP3R receptor can be locked into closed state by enzyme action. This could potentially play a role in the reduction of neuron signaling seen in some neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·October 16, 2014·4 min readNew Front in War on Alzheimer’s and Other Protein Folding DiseasesHSF-1 not only triggers the release of chaperones, it also stabilizes cell cytoskeletons, a new study reports.Read More