FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 30, 2011·3 min readNervous System Stem Cells Can Replace Themselves, Give Rise to Variety of Cell Types, Even AmplifyTeam reconstituted stem cells’ “family tree” A Johns Hopkins team has discovered in young adult mice that a lone brain...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroethicsNeuroscience·June 30, 2011·3 min readScientists Use ‘Optogenetics’ to Control Reward-Seeking BehaviorThe findings suggest that therapeutics targeting the path between two critical brain regions, the amygdala and the nucleus accumbens, represent...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroethics·June 15, 2011·2 min readResearchers Report Progress Using iPS Cells to Reverse BlindnessResearchers have used cutting-edge stem cell technology to correct a genetic defect present in a rare blinding disorder, another step...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 10, 2011·3 min readFragile X Protein Acts as Toggle Switch in Brain CellsNew research shows how the protein missing in fragile X syndrome – the most common inherited form of intellectual disability...Read More
Autism·May 25, 2011·3 min readAutism Changes Molecular Structure of the BrainDiscovery points to a common cause for multifaceted disease For decades, autism researchers have faced a baffling riddle: how to...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 18, 2011·3 min readNeutrons Provide First Sub-nanoscale Snapshots of Huntington’s Disease ProteinEnergy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee have for the first time successfully characterized the earliest structural...Read More
ElectrophysiologyNeuroscience·May 17, 2011·1 min readSodium Channels Evolved Before Animals’ Nervous Systems, Research ShowsAn essential component of animal nervous systems—sodium channels—evolved prior to the evolution of those systems, researchers from The University of...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 13, 2011·4 min readScientists Recreate Brain Cells from Skin Cells to Study Schizophrenia SafelyA team of scientists at Penn State University, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and other institutions have developed a...Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·April 8, 2011·2 min readWorld First: Discovery of a Common Genetic Cause of Autism and EpilepsyResearchers from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) have identified a new gene that predisposes people to both autism and epilepsy....Read More
Neuroscience·April 6, 2011·3 min readThe Self-Made Eye: Formation of Optic Cup from Embryonic Stem CellsDevelopmental processes are increasingly well-characterized at the molecular and cell biological levels, but how more complex tissues and organs involving...Read More
GeneticsNeurology·April 4, 2011·2 min readStudy Provides First Link Between 2 Major Parkinson’s GenesAs Parkinson’s Awareness Month gets underway, a Canadian-led international study is providing important new insight into Parkinson’s disease and paving...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 1, 2011·2 min readSkywalker Ensures Optimal Communication Between NeuronsCommunication errors between brain cells may lead to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s Patrik Verstreken (VIB/K.U.Leuven) has discovered the mechanism...Read More
