FeaturedGeneticsNeuroethicsNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·January 25, 2012·4 min readResearchers Induce Alzheimer’s Neurons from Pluripotent Stem CellsFirst-ever feat provides new method to understand cause of disease, develop drugs Led by researchers at the University of California,...Read More
Genetics·January 19, 2012·3 min readGenetic Study Offers Clues to How Intelligence Changes Through LifeScientists have estimated for the first time the extent to which genes determine changes in intelligence across the human life...Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·January 13, 2012·2 min readWalk This Way: Scientists and MBL Physiology Course Students Describe How a Motor Protein “Steps Out”Just like people, some proteins have characteristic ways of “walking,” which (also like human gaits) are not so easy to...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 13, 2012·3 min readBrain Glia Cells Increase Their DNA Content to Preserve Vital Blood Brain BarrierThe blood-brain barrier is essential for maintaining the brain’s stable environment — preventing entry of harmful viruses and bacteria and...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 12, 2012·5 min readReceptor for Tasting Fat Identified in HumansWhy do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds. Our tongues apparently recognize and have...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 10, 2012·3 min readDisruption of Biological Clocks Causes Neurodegeneration, Early DeathNew research at Oregon State University provides evidence for the first time that disruption of circadian rhythms – the biological...Read More
GeneticsPsychology·January 4, 2012·2 min readA Gene for Depression LocalizedPsychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of which are subjective descriptions of the experience of...Read More
NeurologyNeuroscience·December 28, 2011·4 min readScripps Research Scientists Discover a Brain Cell Malfunction in SchizophreniaThe findings could point the way to new therapies. Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered that DNA stays...Read More
Genetics·December 16, 2011·4 min readUCSF-Led Team Discovers Cause of Rare Disease – PKD/ICChildhood Disorder Called PKD that Causes Epileptic Seizures Linked to Genetic Mutations A large, international team of researchers led by...Read More
GeneticsNeuroscience·December 15, 2011·2 min readNeuroscientists Boost Memory Using Genetics and Memory Enhancing DrugWhen the activity of a molecule that is normally elevated during viral infections is inhibited in the brain, mice learn...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 14, 2011·3 min readTowards a Therapy to Healing StrokeKIT Biologists Supply Major Results for Understanding the Thalamus, the “Relay Center” of the Brain The thalamus is the central...Read More
