FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2018·4 min readWhat Happens When Your Brain’s Support Cells Aren’t So Supportive?Astrocytes may be good targets to prevent, or even reverse, the effects of normal aging, researchers suggest.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2018·6 min readVirus Like Protein is Important for Cognition and MemoryResearchers reveal a protein essential for memory and cognition looks and acts like a protein from a virus.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 8, 2017·4 min readTraumatic Brain Injury Causes Intestinal DamageResearchers have identified a link between traumatic brain injury and intestinal changes. A new study reports the intestinal changes may contribute to increased risk of developing infections and could worsen brain damage in TBI patients.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 24, 2017·4 min readThe Chemistry of MemoryLUM researchers shed light on how an RNA binding protein is involved in learning and memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 7, 2017·5 min readOld Human Cells Rejuvenated in Breakthrough Discovery on AgingResveratrol analogues appears to switch splicing factors back on, causing cells to look younger, start rejuvenating and behaving like young cells within hours of exposure, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 13, 2017·4 min readNew Mechanism Detected in Alzheimer’s DiseaseMcGill researchers report RNA that encodes synaptic proteins degrades more rapidly in Alzheimer's patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 10, 2017·4 min readStress Has Dramatically Different Effects on Male and Female Brains: Mouse StudyResearchers from Rockefeller University have identified what they claim to be 'remarkable' differences between the way the male and female brains respond to stress.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·September 29, 2017·7 min readBiologists Identify Possible New Strategy for Halting Brain TumorsA new study reports researchers have identified a mechanism that aids the growth of glioblastoma brain cancer. By blocking the mechanism, researchers were able to halt the progression of the tumors.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 28, 2017·3 min readHow the Brain Develops Before Birth is Tightly Controlled by RNA ModificationsA new study sheds light on how the brain grows during early stages of embryonic development.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGenetics·September 27, 2017·4 min readBack From the Brink: How Cells Recover From the Verge of Programmed DeathA new study in JCB reveals the mechanisms behind anastasis, a process that allows cells to recover from the brink of programmed cell death.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 25, 2017·4 min readGene Associated With Schizophrenia Risk Regulates Early Brain DevelopmentZNF804A, a gene that contributes to schizophrenia also affects brain function and structure during early stages of fetal development, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 9, 2017·4 min readInsight into Learning via ‘Friend of Fragile X’ GeneResearchers report FMR1 and ZC3H14 proteins both regulate mRNA, which may explain their importance in memory and learning.Read More
