FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 6, 2015·3 min readHow Aging Cripples the Immune SystemA new study helps further understanding about how aging slows the production of new immune cells and decreases the immune systems response to vaccines in the elderly.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 28, 2015·3 min readResearchers Find Link Between Gut Bacteria and DepressionAccording to a new study, gut bacteria plays an important role in inducing depression and anxiety, even in early life.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 27, 2015·6 min readExperimental Drug Extends Lifespan and Could Reverse Rett Syndrome: Mouse StudyAccording to researchers, an experimental drug extends lifespan in male mice and ameliorates a number of behavioral symptoms of Rett syndrome in female mice, signifying the disorder may be reversible.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 27, 2015·5 min readResistance to Insulin Increases Risk for Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports people with insulin resistance, a feature common in type 2 diabetes, can increase the risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 23, 2015·4 min readStress Response Affected by Body Fat’s Signals to BrainA new study reports too much extra fat can impair the body's ability to send signals to the brain to stop stress responses.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 15, 2015·3 min readA Hole Lot of SmartsAccording to a new study, intelligence in animal species can be estimated by the size of the holes in the skull through which the arteries pass.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 14, 2015·4 min readHigh Fat Diets Can Impair Critical Motivational PathwayA new study reports high fat diets can impair the function of the mesolimbic dopamine system.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 9, 2015·4 min readIncreased Dementia Risk Linked to Diabetes ComplicationsA new study reports diabetics who experience high rates of complications also have an increased risk of developing dementia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 6, 2015·4 min readHow Children Inherit Parents’ AnxietyAccording to a new study, anxious parents are more likely to have anxious offspring.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 22, 2015·4 min readHigh Fat and Sugar Diets May Lead to Loss of Cognitive FlexibilityA new study reports high fat and high sugar diets alter gut bacteria and cause changes in cognitive flexibility, or the power to adapt to changes in situations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 27, 2015·5 min readAGRP Neurons Make it Hard To Stick to a DietAGRP neurons are responsible for those feelings of hunger which can make it more difficult to resist snacks when on a diet, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 2, 2015·7 min readGenetic Triggers in Weight Regulating Brain Cells DiscoveredResearchers have identified genetic triggers that help to regulate appetite in fish and mice.Read More
