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·January 18, 2017·7 min read

Toxic Brain Cells May Drive Many Neuodegenerative Disorders

A new study reports astrocytes may be a driving force behind a number of neurodegenerative diseases.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 17, 2017·5 min read

First Cell Culture of Live Adult Human neurons Shows Potential of Brain Cell Types

Researchers successfully grew adult human neurons from tissue donated from surgery patients. The researchers were able to identify at least 5 brain cell types and the potential proteins each cell could make.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 10, 2017·4 min read

Glia, Not Neurons, Most Affected By Brain Aging

Examining postmortem brains, researchers discover the state of glia remains consistent as we age and could be used to predict a person's age at death.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·December 19, 2016·5 min read

Sirt1 Regulates Proliferation and Regeneration of Glial Progenitor Cells After Injury

A new study reports Sirt1 can help glial cells to regenerate from progenitor cells in preterm babies with hypoxia related injuries.

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Featured Neurology

·December 8, 2016·5 min read

New Clues to Myelination Could Help Identify Ways to Intervene in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers discovered an important component of myelination following birth that could help treat neurodegenerative diseases.

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Featured Neurology

·August 24, 2016·6 min read

Identifying the Spark Plug That Ignites Nerve Cell Damage in ALS

Researchers have identified a key instigator of neural damage in people with ALS.

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Featured Genetics

·August 19, 2016·3 min read

Neural Stem Cells Control Their Own Fate

A new study reports hippocampal neural stem cells regulate their own cell fate via the protein Drosha.

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Featured Genetics

·February 25, 2016·3 min read

Pinpointing a Potential Treatment Target for Down Syndrome

A new study of gene activity in the brains of people with Down syndrome reveals the formation of white matter is affected throughout life.

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Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 19, 2016·3 min read

Intracellular Mechanisms Behind ALS Uncovered

A new study cancer suppression proteins play key roles in the progression of ALS.

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Featured Psychology

·January 6, 2016·3 min read

Low Oxygen Levels Soon After Birth May Raise Learning and Behavioral Disorder Risks

Chronic hypoxia can induce an inflammatory response with concomitant demyelination that can lead to future behavioral deficits, a new study reports.

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Featured Neurology

·December 14, 2015·3 min read

Death of Myelin Creating Brain Cells May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis

The death of myelin producing oligodendrocytes appears to trigger multiple sclerosis like symptoms in mice, a new study reports.

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Featured Neurology

·December 7, 2015·3 min read

Vitamin D May Help Repair Nerve Damage in Multiple Sclerosis

According to researchers, a protein activated by vitamin D could be involved in repairing myelin damage in people with MS.

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