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·September 12, 2016·5 min read

Genetic Causes of Microcephaly Share Common Mechanism

Researchers believe new study may help improve understanding of the genetic causes of microcephaly and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

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·June 17, 2016·5 min read

Blood Test Can Help Personalize Depression Treatments

A new blood test can accurately predict whether a person will respond to common antidepressants.

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·June 13, 2016·6 min read

Study of Individual Neurons in Flies Reveals Memory Related Changes in Gene Activity

Study identifies new patterns of gene expression that drives long-term memory formation.

Featured Genetics

·April 26, 2016·4 min read

Controlling RNA in Living Cells

Researchers have developed a new set of proteins that can be customized to bind to RNA sequences.

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·February 8, 2016·4 min read

Neuroprotective Protein in Blood Could Be an Alzheimer’s Biomarker

Findings could help physicians screen for, and effectively diagnose Alzheimer's disease, researchers say.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 5, 2016·5 min read

An Amazing Axon Adventure

Researchers are using a variety of techniques to better understand how the brain 'wires up'.

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·January 13, 2016·3 min read

Why Nerve Cells Die

According to a new study, the location of protein aggregates strongly influences the survival of neurons.

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Autism Featured Genetics

·January 12, 2016·4 min read

Shedding Light on How Genetic Mutations May Lead to Autism

A new study reports on how a genetic mutation could lead to the development of Autism. The findings also point to new drug targets for the disorder.

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·December 3, 2015·2 min read

Biochemical Mechanism Could Explain How Long-Term Memories Are Formed

A new study reveals a possible biochemical mechanism which underlies the formation of long-term memories.

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·December 2, 2015·6 min read

Fountain of Youth: Tweaking Genes to Extend Lifespan

Researchers have identified genes implicated in physical aging and discovered that influencing just one of the genes can extend the healthy lifespan of animals.

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·September 24, 2015·4 min read

Yeast Protein Could Offer Clues to How Alzheimer’s Plaques Form in the Brain

Understanding how yeast cells construct and destroy amyloid like structures could help researchers develop new drugs that destroy amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.