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·November 2, 2017·4 min read

How Do Adult Brain Circuits Regulate New Neuron Production?

UNC researchers have identified a brain circuit that runs from near the front of the brain to the hippocampus that helps to control neurogenesis.

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·November 2, 2017·4 min read

Autism Treatments May Restore Brain Connections

Researchers report they have identified potential treatments that could restore brain function in people on the autism spectrum who lack a gene critical for neural connections.

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·September 26, 2017·6 min read

Brain Guides Body Much Sooner Than Previously Believed

Study reveals the brain plays an active role in muscle and nerve development than previously thought.

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·September 22, 2017·5 min read

When Neurogenesis Goes Wrong

Researchers discover post stroke neurogenesis in the hippocampus is linked to worse performance in hippocampal memory tasks.

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·September 15, 2017·4 min read

Memory Decline After Head Injury May Be Prevented by Slowing Brain Cell Growth

Excessive neurogenesis following brain injury may lead to neurological problems and cognitive decline researchers report. The findings challenge common assumptions that excessive brain cell growth following injury is advantageous.

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·September 15, 2017·3 min read

Interaction Between Two Key Proteins Regulates Development of Neurons

Study provides insight into why imbalance between Sox2 and Nup153 may contribute to neurodegenerative and mental illnesses.

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·August 24, 2017·5 min read

Manipulating a Single Gene Defines a New Pathway to Anxiety

According to a new PLOS Biology study, removing the Lef1 gene in mice and zebrafish disrupts the development of hypothalamus neurons that affects anxiety.

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·August 18, 2017·3 min read

CRISPR Advances Autism Research

Using CRISPR gene editing technology, researchers target the Shank3 gene in monkey embryos. Research backs previous findings of the importance of the Shank3 gene for brain development and its role in autism.

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·August 16, 2017·3 min read

Therapeutic Cocktail Could Restore Motor Skills after Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have developed a therapeutic cocktail of molecules that restored fine motor skills in mice with spinal cord injuries. When applied to mice who had experienced stroke symptoms, researchers observed increased axon sprouting in subcortical areas.

Image shows the location of the amygdala in the brain.

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·August 15, 2017·4 min read

Adult Brains Produce New Cells in Previously Undiscovered Area

University of Queensland researchers report they have discovered evidence of neurogenesis in the amygdala. Researchers say their findings could help develop new avenues of treatment for fear processing disorders.

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·August 10, 2017·2 min read

Two Genes Help Older Brain Gain New Cells

A new study reveals the role two Pumilio genes, PUM1, and PUM2, play in the creation of new neurons in the dentate gyrus.

Image shows the location of the hypothalamus in the brain.

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·July 27, 2017·4 min read

Brain Cells Found to Control Aging

A new Nature study reports hypothalamic neural stem cell decline accelerates as a result of aging. Introducing new stem cells into the brains of old mice slowed and reversed various measures of aging.

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