FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2017·5 min readSheep Are Able to Recognize Human Faces From PhotographsUniversity of Cambridge researchers report sheep can be trained to recognize different faces from photographs and can identify their handler in a photo without prior training.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 17, 2017·5 min readWorms Learn to Smell DangerResearchers report worms can learn to activate a defense mechanism that protects cells from damage.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 16, 2017·7 min readUnveiling the Mystery of Why We AgeResearchers have identified genes that contribute to autophagy. The findings shed light on the origins of the aging process and provide evidence that aging arises as a quirk of evolution.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·July 23, 2017·4 min readGene Variant Increases Risk For DepressionAccording to researchers, people with the APOE4 gene have a 20% increased risk of developing depression as they age.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 23, 2017·5 min readAlzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Share Common Crucial FeatureFindings may explain how neurodegenerative diseases spread throughout the brain and disrupt normal functions. Additionally, treatment for one disease could possibly work for the other two also.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 10, 2017·3 min readResearchers Identify Link Between Birth Defect and Neurodegenerative DiseasesResearchers discover a link between neural tube defects and neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·March 22, 2017·4 min readStudy Identifies Brain Cells Involved in Pavlovian ResponseResearchers trace the Pavlovian response to a small cluster of neurons in the striatum.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 15, 2017·4 min readWhat Doesn’t Kill You Makes You StrongerStudy provides potential new avenues to treat Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 6, 2017·4 min readJekyll and Hyde Cells: Their Role in Brain Injury and Disease RevealedA new study sheds further light on the role astrocytes play in neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 18, 2017·7 min readToxic Brain Cells May Drive Many Neuodegenerative DisordersA new study reports astrocytes may be a driving force behind a number of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 21, 2016·3 min readNew Genetic Disease That Results in Neurodegeneration DiscoveredResearchers have identified a new neurodegenerative disease that is caused by a genetic mutation that disrupts DNA repair.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 5, 2016·4 min readResearchers Uncover Possible Source of Genetic Errors Causing Multiple DiseasesCopies for CAG and CTG triplets repeat themselves numerous times and disrupt normal gene sequences in some neurodegenerative diseases, a new study reports.Read More
