FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 9, 2016·5 min readA Tiny Change With Considerable ConsequencesResearchers report the expansion of the human neocortex is likely due to a single base pair genetic substitution.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·December 1, 2016·5 min readNeural Stem Cells Serve as RNA Highways TooResearchers observe molecules moving along the length of neural stem cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·November 23, 2016·4 min readNeuron Producing Stem Cells in Membranes Covering the Brain DiscoveredResearchers have discovered neural progenitor cells in the meninges.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 8, 2016·3 min readBlood Vessels Control Brain GrowthA new mouse study reveals blood vessels play a vital role in stem cell reproduction during brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 26, 2016·3 min readEpigenetics and Neural Cell DeathResearchers report on an epigenetic mechanism which is active only in the early phases of neurogenesis triggers and the subsequent death of neural cells.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 11, 2016·3 min readFemales React Differently To Social Isolation Than MalesResearchers report females feel more stressed when the are socially isolated.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 6, 2016·4 min readDiffering Division Rates of Brain Stem CellsA new study reports stem cells in the human brain take more time to arrange the chromosomes before distribution than stem cells of great apes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 1, 2016·4 min readMaking Memories Stronger and More Precise During AgingResearchers report on the mechanism by which new neurons are able to sharpen memories.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 22, 2016·4 min readStem Cell Therapy Heals Injured Mouse BrainResearchers report a new technique may help increase the production of neurons in mice following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·August 19, 2016·3 min readNeural Stem Cells Control Their Own FateA new study reports hippocampal neural stem cells regulate their own cell fate via the protein Drosha.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 14, 2016·7 min readRegenerating Memory With Neural Stem CellsResearchers hint that a new technique of grafting neural stem cells into the hippocampus could help restore memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 14, 2016·4 min readHow Congenital Transmission of Viruses May Affect Development of Fetal BrainA new study reports the transmission of viruses from mother to her unborn child may cause abnormal brain development in the fetus.Read More
