FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·February 24, 2017·6 min readTo Drink or Not To Drink: The Aging Brain and AlcoholA new paper raised the question, can limited alcohol consumption help stave off age related cognitive impairment?Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 10, 2017·3 min readBright Spots in Brain CellsResearchers report neurons move the site of microRNA maturation away from the cytoplasm out to the dendrites.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 3, 2017·4 min readBrain Plasticity: How Adult Born Neurons Get WiredResearchers report adult neurogenesis not only helps increase the number of cells in a neural network, it also promotes plasticity in the existing network. Additionally, they have identified the role the Bax gene plays in synaptic pruning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2017·3 min readMicroglia Cells Renew Themselves Quicker Than First ThoughtThe turn over of microglia cells is at least ten times faster than previously predicted, allowing for entire renewal of microglia a number of times during ones lifetime, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 19, 2016·5 min readLow Carb Diet Alleviates Inherited Form of Intellectual Disability: Mouse StudyResearchers report sticking to a very low carb diet could potentially help to improve mental function in those with Kabuki syndrome, a rare, inherited disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 19, 2016·5 min readSirt1 Regulates Proliferation and Regeneration of Glial Progenitor Cells After InjuryA new study reports Sirt1 can help glial cells to regenerate from progenitor cells in preterm babies with hypoxia related injuries.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2016·4 min readNew Discovery May Improve Recovery After StrokeA peptide administered via nasal drops may help improve recovery following ischemic stroke.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 7, 2016·4 min readTET Proteins Drive Early NeurogenesisA new study examines the role TET proteins play in neurogenesis and embryogenesis.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 26, 2016·4 min readNew Drug Limits Then Repairs Brain Damage Caused by StrokeResearchers report a potential new drug may reduce the number of brain cells destroyed by stoke and also help repair them.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 23, 2016·7 min readImaging the Birth of New Brain CellsResearchers have developed an enhanced imaging technique that can detect small fluctuations in the rate at which neurons are generated in the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 22, 2016·5 min readYoung Blood Does Not Reverse Aging in Old MiceA new study argues against the rejuvenating properties of young blood.Read More
