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·January 31, 2012·3 min read

Gene Mutation in Autism Found to Cause Hyperconnectivity in Brain’s Hearing Center

Hyperconnectivity triggered by loss of PTEN gene can be blocked by treatment with rapamycin. New research from Cold Spring Harbor...

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 24, 2013·4 min read

Addiction Relapse Might Be Thwarted By Turning Off Brain Trigger

Researchers have been able to identify and deactivate a brain pathway liked to memories associated with alcohol cravings in rats.

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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 22, 2013·2 min read

Study Points to Possible Treatment for Brain Disorders

Researchers investigate how neurons are generated in hope to find potential new treatments for TSC and other neurological disorders.

This is an MRI scan of a brain with a glioma.

Brain Cancer Featured

·November 7, 2013·3 min read

Common Genetic Pathway Could be Conduit to Pediatric Tumor Treatment

Researchers discover the mTOR pathway is highly active in many cases of pediatric low-grade glioma. Blocking the pathway lead to a decreased growth of the brain tumors.

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Featured Genetics Psychology

·April 14, 2014·2 min read

New Finding Suggests a Way to Block Stress Damage

The gene REDD1 enables stress to damage neurons and cause depressive behavior, a new study reports.

This image shows the crystallographic structure of the N-terminal region of the human Huntingtin protein with an artificially attached Maltose-Binding protein used for crystallographic purposes.

Featured Neurology

·October 28, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Uncover Major Factor in Development of Huntingtons Disease

A new study points to a functional connection between mTOR and huntingtin.

The image shows a single striatal neuron (yellow) transfected with nuclear inclusion (orange) mHtt, other neurons in background (blue).

Featured Genetics Neurology

·January 5, 2015·4 min read

Animal Study Points to a Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

Researchers improve motor function and reduce brain shrinkage in animal models of HD by adjusting the levels of a signaling protein.

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·September 28, 2015·3 min read

Hormone Adiponectin Could Break Cycle of Obesity

According to a new study, the hormone Adiponectin can reverse the negative effects of obesity on offspring when infused into the placenta of obese, pregnant mice.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·January 7, 2016·4 min read

Molecular Mechanism For Rare Neurodegenerative Disease Discovered

A new study identifies a mechanism responsible for the degeneration of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum in Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1, a rare neurodegenerative disease.

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Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 4, 2016·4 min read

Cell Aging Triggered by Mitochondria

A new study reports mitochondira are major triggers of cell aging.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 27, 2016·5 min read

Restoring Memory Formation Following Sleep Deprivation in Mice

A new study reports sleep deprivation is tied to an impairment of protein production in the hippocampus.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 8, 2017·4 min read

Lithium May Prevent Neuron Damage In TBI Patients

According to researchers, lithium, a drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder, and rapamycin can help to protect neurons from further damage in those with TBI.

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