FeaturedNeuroscience·March 16, 2020·2 min readScientists can see the bias in your brainYour brain waves show how you will respond to your bias, even before you have a choice to make.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 16, 2020·8 min readNIH Clinical Trial of Investigational Vaccine for COVID-19 BeginsA phase 1 trial evaluating an investigational vaccine designed to protect against COVID-19 has begun in Seattle. The study will enroll 45 healthy people aged 18 to 55, over approximately 6 weeks. The first participant received the investigational vaccine today. Adults in the Seattle area may join the study.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 15, 2020·3 min readAntibodies from COVID-19 survivors could be used to treat patients and protect those at riskJohns Hopkins University researchers propose using antibodies from the plasma or serum of those who have recovered from COVID-19 to help boost the immunity of newly infected patients and for those at risk of contracting the disease. Researchers say the antibodies may bind to and neutralize SARS-CoV-2. The technique has been proven successful in prior outbreaks, including the SARS epidemic and the 1918 flu pandemic.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 15, 2020·3 min readStem cells exert tight control over the timing of brain developmentNeural stem cells affect the trajectory and timing of division in brain development more than previously believed. The findings provide insight into the mechanisms controlling early brain development and shed light on the evolution of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 14, 2020·5 min readHow chronic stress changes the brain, and what you can do to reverse the damageChronic stress can affect a person's health and mental well being. Due to the COVID-19 virus, chronic stress is on the rise worldwide. Researchers examine the general and psychological health implications of chronic stress and suggest some methods we can adopt to keep our stress levels in check.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2020·4 min readCan traumatic memories be erased?Environmental light has been shown to affect traumatic long-term memory retention in Drosophila.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 13, 2020·2 min readWhole genomes of coronavirus from UK patients sequencedResearchers have sequenced their first two genomes of COVID-19 from samples of patients in the UK. The genomes have been published on an international viral sequence database. The sequences will provide critical information to track the spread and evolution of the virus in the UK and worldwide.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 13, 2020·5 min read‘Natural killer’ cells could halt Parkinson’s progressionNatural killer cells may play a critical role in regulating and restraining neuroinflammation and protein clumping associated with Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 13, 2020·3 min readCoronavirus spreads quickly and sometimes before people have symptomsThe time between cases in a chain of transmission of COVID-19 is less than one week, and more than 10% of patients are infected by someone who has the virus but is not yet symptomatic.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 13, 2020·5 min readPotential treatment for Lyme disease kills bacteria that may cause lingering symptomsMouse study reveals the antibiotic azlocillin completely kills off the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria at the onset of Lyme disease. Findings also suggest the drug could be effective for treating patients infected with drug-tolerant bacteria that may cause lingering symptoms.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 13, 2020·7 min readNew COVID-19 diagnostic test could deliver results in less than 30 minutesMIT researchers are working on a range of projects to help diagnose and slow the transmission of COVID-19. Researchers report they are developing a paper-based COVI-19 test that can deliver results within less than 30 minutes. They are currently submitting to the FDA for emergency use authorization, which would grant temporary approval for using the test on patient samples during public health emergencies. Another research team report they have developed an experimental RNA vaccine that is ready to test.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 13, 2020·6 min readEarly behavioral marker for autism identified15-month-old infants with an older sibling on the autism spectrum, and who experience social difficulties, such as insecure-resistant parental attachment, are more than nine times more likely to be diagnosed with ASD.Read More