FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 17, 2015·4 min readAges Apart: How the Brain and Liver Age DifferentlyA new study reviews the different aging processes that affect the brain and liver of rats. The findings also allowed the researchers to better understand general overall aging processes.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2015·3 min readResearchers Develop a New Way to Repair Damaged NervesResearchers report on a promising new way to induce hMSCs to differentiate into neuron-like cells by treating them with exosomes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2015·4 min readResearchers Use Sound Waves to Control Brain CellsResearchers develop a new technique that uses sound waves to activate neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·September 14, 2015·4 min readDepleted ATP Levels Causes Neural Dysfunction in Model of Neurodegenerative DiseaseA new test can accurately measure ATP in neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 11, 2015·3 min readParkinson’s Disease Damaged Neurons Learn to Heal Themselves with Help of Modified White Blood CellsResearchers have genetically modified white blood cells to produce GDNF and deliver it to the brain, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 10, 2015·4 min readSmall Brain Models Distort Contact Intensity Between NeuronsA new study looks at some of the current limitations of computational models for neuroscience research.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2015·3 min readReversing Animal Behavior Through Synaptic EngineeringA new study reports animal behavior can be reversed by manipulating neural communication.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·September 8, 2015·4 min readStem Cell Derived ‘Mini Brains’ Reveal Potential Drug Treatment for Rare DiseaseResearchers have identified a drug candidate which appears to suppress a critical genetic alteration in dysfunctional cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 31, 2015·3 min readHow Centrosomin Prevents Dendrites From Branching OutA new study investigates how neurons get their branching shapes.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2015·4 min readGene Therapy Triggers Functional Cell Growth of Degenerating Neurons in Alzheimer’s BrainsAccording to a new study, degenerating neurons in the brains of Alzheimer's patients measurably responded to a new, experimental gene therapy.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·August 26, 2015·5 min readControlling Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation with OptogeneticsAccording to a new study, using an optogenetic technique, researchers have been able to control embryonic stem cell differentiation, enabling them to be transformed into neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 23, 2015·4 min readWriggling Worms May Give Insight into Human MovementA pioneering tool is set to investigate how a worm's brain controls its movements, researchers say.Read More
