FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 30, 2015·4 min readCould Aspirin Help Prevent Cell Death in Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases?Salicylic acid, a breakdown product of aspirin, appears to bind to an enzyme that plays a major role in a number of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 30, 2015·4 min readBRCA1 Implicated in Alzheimers Cognitive DeclineA new study reports BRCA1, a protein implicated in learning and memory, becomes depleted by Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 28, 2015·3 min readHow Synapses are Destroyed in Early Stages of Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers have discovered a new molecular mechanism that directly contributes to synapse loss in people with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 25, 2015·3 min readEnhancing Detection of Early Onset Parkinson’s DiseaseResearchers find an increase in neural activity to stimulation in flies with genetic mutations associated with early onset Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 25, 2015·7 min readNew Brain Cell Formation and Long-Term Memory Enhanced by RunningMice that spent time running on wheels developed twice the normal number of new neurons and showed an increased ability to distinguish new objects from familiar objects, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 24, 2015·5 min readBiologists Induce Flatworms to Grow Heads and Brains of Other SpeciesResearchers have succeeded in inducing one species of flatworm to grow heads and brains characteristic of another species of flatworm without altering genomic sequence.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 24, 2015·5 min readBrain Map Shows How Schizophrenia Symptoms are Linked to Distinct Neural CircuitsA neuroimaging study links the different symptoms of schizophrenia to neurological disruption in multiple brain areas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·November 24, 2015·5 min readBrain Relies on Self Organized Neural Networks for Visual ProcessingResearchers report random neural connections do not suffice to explain the observed layout of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 23, 2015·4 min readStudying TBI With Help of Wireless ImplantResearchers have developed a new system to record how brain tissue deforms when subjected to the kind of shock that causes blast-induced trauma commonly seen in combat veterans.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 23, 2015·4 min readStem Cell Treatment One Day After Spinal Cord Injury Prevents Immune Response That Leads to Loss of Bodily FunctionsA new study reports stem cell treatments given one day following spinal cord injury can help prevent certain immune responses that can lead to the loss of bodily functions.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 20, 2015·3 min read“Mood Math” Could Provide Deeper Understanding of Bipolar DisorderResearchers use mathematical modeling in an attempt to better understand the 'mood dynamics' of people with bipolar disorder.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 20, 2015·4 min readReward Circuits Weakened by Inflammation in DepressionResearchers find high level of inflammation markers in the blood of people with depression. The research indicates persistent inflammation affects brain areas associated with the more stubborn symptoms of depression.Read More
