FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 9, 2017·4 min readHow Toxoplasmosis Exploits Immune Cells to Reach the BrainStockholm University researchers have discovered how a common parasite found in cat feces moves through the body and enters the brain. Toxoplasma gondii is able to take control of immune cells and use them to move through the body, eventually reaching the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·December 8, 2017·4 min readUnique Pattern of Brain Inflammation May Explain Neurocognitive Impairment in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral DrugsPersistent inflammation may underlie HIV associated neurocognitive disorders in patients taking specific antiretroviral drugs, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2017·5 min readArtificial Intelligence Finds Five New Genes Linked to ALSIBM Watson helps researchers identify five new genes associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 27, 2017·4 min readTracking Down Genetic Influences on Brain DisordersResearchers have identified a number of variable locations in the genome that influence hippocampal gene activity and may contribute to brain disorders.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 20, 2017·4 min readResearchers Describe a New Biology of Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers present a new model for the biology of Alzheimer's disease in a Nature Neuroscience study. They note the findings could help lead to a new approach to treating the neurodegenerative disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 13, 2017·4 min readNew Mechanism Detected in Alzheimer’s DiseaseMcGill researchers report RNA that encodes synaptic proteins degrades more rapidly in Alzheimer's patients.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·October 11, 2017·5 min readLack of CLOCK Protein Appears Key in Severe Epilepsy FormsA protein associated with circadian rhythm appears to play a significant role in some forms of epilepsy, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 10, 2017·4 min readStress Has Dramatically Different Effects on Male and Female Brains: Mouse StudyResearchers from Rockefeller University have identified what they claim to be 'remarkable' differences between the way the male and female brains respond to stress.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 28, 2017·3 min readHow the Brain Develops Before Birth is Tightly Controlled by RNA ModificationsA new study sheds light on how the brain grows during early stages of embryonic development.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 26, 2017·6 min readBrain Guides Body Much Sooner Than Previously BelievedStudy reveals the brain plays an active role in muscle and nerve development than previously thought.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·September 6, 2017·4 min readStudy Associates Schizophrenia with Defective Processing of Messenger RNA in CellsBrain dysfunction noted in schizophrenia patients may be a result of impaired expression of a protein complex associated with protein synthesis, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·September 1, 2017·3 min readVirus Hijacks Cell’s Transportation SystemAccording to a PNAS study, the RNAs of tick borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) are transported from the cell body to dendrites. The viral RNAs then reproduce the viruses within the dendrites, disturbing neural activity.Read More
