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·March 22, 2013·3 min read

Making Axons Branch and Grow to Help Nerve Regeneration After Injury

New research points to molecules which help axons to branch and grow. The study could assist in finding new treatments for nerve regeneration after injury.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 14, 2013·4 min read

Memory-Boosting Chemical is Identified in Mice

Researchers discover memory improved in mice after injecting them with a small, drug like molecule while studying how cells respond to biological stress.

Electrophysiology Featured

·June 19, 2013·2 min read

What Do Memories Look Like?

Researchers engineered microscopic probes which light up synapses in living neurons by attaching fluorescent markers onto synaptic proteins without affecting the neuron's ability to function.

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Featured Genetics

·July 3, 2013·3 min read

New Mechanism for Human Gene Expression Discovered

Researchers find a single gene which encodes two separate proteins from the same sequence of messenger RNA. The finding could provide new strategies for treating SCA6.

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Featured Genetics

·July 23, 2013·5 min read

Controlling Genes with Light

New technology can rapidly halt or start the expression of genes by shining a light on the cells.

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Featured Neurology

·August 14, 2013·1 min read

A Genetic Answer to the Alzheimer’s Riddle?

Researchers discover a form of CD33, which lacked a critical functional domain, correlates with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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Featured Genetics

·September 11, 2013·2 min read

Variation in Bitter Receptor mRNA Expression Affects Taste Perception

Sensitivity to bitter taste is not only shaped by taste genes, but also how much mRNA a person's cells make, a new study suggests.

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Featured Psychology

·September 13, 2013·4 min read

Researchers Pinpoint Molecular Path that Makes Antidepressants Act Quicker in Mouse Model

Researchers identify a molecular pathway which accelerates the time taken for antidepressants to work in mouse models.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 26, 2013·4 min read

Dynamics of Protein Synthesis at Neuron Tip is Basis for Memory and Learning

A new study finds protein synthesis in dendrites could be responsible for long-term memory formation in the brain, in addition to other functions.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 15, 2013·3 min read

To Live and Learn: Making Memories Has to Be a Speedy Business

Researchers discover neurons have a special preassembly technique to speed up the manufacture of proteins at synapses, enabling synaptic plasticity and the brain to rapidly form memories.