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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.

Image shows neural stem cells in the hippocampus.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Image shows myelinated and demyelinated neurons.

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.

Featured Neurology

·December 1, 2015·6 min read

HIV Drugs Interfere With Brain’s “Insulation”

Common antiretroviral therapies used to treat HIV/AIDS can disrupt the function of oligodendrocytes which are critical for the manufacturing of myelin, a new study reports.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Possible New Function for Protein Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports amyloid beta affects cholinergic signaling.

Image of an oligodendrocyte seen myelinating several axons.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 9, 2015·3 min read

Calling for Aid: Damaged Nerve Cells Communicate with Stem Cells

Findings could help researchers develop new treatments for the most devastating forms of multiple sclerosis and other demyelinated diseases.

Image illustrates how demyelination and remyelination occur.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·September 3, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Reveal Molecular Mechanism Behind Remyelination

A new study outlines the mechanism involved in remyelination.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 18, 2015·4 min read

Human Brain in Dish May Accelerate Study of Alzheimer’s and Other Disorders

Using adult human skin cells, researchers have developed an almost complete human brain in a dish that is equal in maturity to that of a 5 week old fetus.