Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·October 28, 2016·4 min readProtein Associated With Growth of Breast Cancer Essential for Production of New NeuronsResearchers report AP2gamma, a protein associated with the growth of breast cancer tumors, plays a vital role in the regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis.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
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 21, 2016·4 min readTweaking Immune Response May Be a Key to Combating Alzheimer’sLearning how to manipulate inflammatory conditions could help to develop new therapies to stimulate neurogenesis and protect against Alzheimer's, a new study suggests.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 17, 2016·4 min readGut Bacteria May Aid Recovery From Spinal Cord InjuryA new study suggests certain probiotics could help aid patients' recovery from spinal cord injury.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 14, 2016·5 min readVitamins A and C Help Erase Cell MemoriesFindings could help develop new regenerative medicines and provide additional understanding of how we are able to reprogram cells from one form to another.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 12, 2016·5 min readAmplifying Regeneration of Spinal Nerve CellsResearchers have been able to successfully boost the regeneration of mature nerve cells in the spinal cord of adult mice following spinal cord injury.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 11, 2016·4 min readRunning Triggers Production of a Molecule That Repairs the Brain: Mouse StudyRunning helps to produce a molecule that can heal myelin in mice, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 4, 2016·4 min readNewly Discovered Pathway in Brain Could Ease DepressionResearchers report they have discovered a new target for antidepressants which could help those for who other treatments for depression have failed.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 21, 2016·4 min readCould Nicotine Help Protect The Aging Brain?When given independently from tobacco, nicotine appears to help protect the aging brain, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 14, 2016·6 min readStudy Finds Key to Nerve RegenerationResearchers report on how Schwann cells transform to play a more active role in neurogenesis following nerve injury.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