FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 3, 2012·6 min readScientists Show How a Gene Duplication Helped Our Brains Become ‘Human’Extra copy of brain-development gene allowed neurons to migrate farther and develop more connections; findings may offer clue to autism...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 2, 2012·2 min readGlycogen Accumulation in Neurons Causes Brain Damage and Shortens Lives of Flies and MiceWork by IRB Barcelona researchers will further the study of neurodegenerative diseases such as Lafora progressive myoclonic epilepsy. Collaborative research...Read More
GeneticsNeuroethics·April 25, 2012·5 min readNew Embryonic Stem Cell Line Will Aid Research on Nerve ConditionSecond U-M stem cell line now publicly available to help researchers find treatments for nerve condition. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease line made...Read More
AutismNeuroscience Videos·April 25, 2012·3 min readAgent Reduces Autism-like Behaviors in MiceBoosts Sociability, Quells Repetitiveness – NIH Study National Institutes of Health researchers have reversed behaviors in mice resembling two of...Read More
Genetics·April 17, 2012·3 min readNew Genetically Engineered Mice Aid Understanding of Incurable Neuromuscular DiseaseA team of scientists from the University of Missouri created a genetically modified mouse that mimics key features of Charcot-Marie-Tooth...Read More
Genetics·April 16, 2012·1 min readScientists Find Neural Stem Cell RegulatorLack of regulator can cause neural tube defects. Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that...Read More
Psychology·April 12, 2012·2 min readExcessive Worrying May Have Co-evolved with IntelligenceWhat is usually seen as pathology may aid survival of the species. Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as...Read More
Neurology·April 12, 2012·3 min readFine-scale Analysis of Human Brain Yields Insight into its Distinctive CompositionStudy published in Cell by Allen Institute for Brain Science examines cellular and molecular organization of human and mouse brain....Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 11, 2012·3 min readData Mining Opens the Door to Predictive NeuroscienceResearchers at the EPFL have discovered rules that relate the genes that a neuron switches on and off, to the...Read More
Electrophysiology·April 11, 2012·2 min readFragile X Syndrome Can Be Reversed in Adult Mouse BrainA recent study finds that a new compound reverses many of the major symptoms associated with Fragile X syndrome (FXS),...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 11, 2012·3 min readResearchers Convert Skin and Umbilical Cord Cells Directly into Nerve CellsUntil recently, the production of pluripotent “multipurpose” stem cells from skin cells was considered to be the ultimate new development....Read More
Autism·April 4, 2012·3 min readResearchers Help Reveal Complex Role of Genes in AutismMulti-center study hones in on two genes as likely risk factors. Mutations in hundreds of genes involved in wiring the...Read More
