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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·June 5, 2018·4 min read

Brain Protein Targeted for Alcoholism Cure

Targeting a protein called MUNC13-1 could help reduce tolerance to alcohol and reduce addiction, researchers say.

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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 22, 2017·5 min read

To Forget or to Remember? Memory Depends on Subtle Brain Signals

Study reveals how the mechanism for storing olfactory memories differs slightly from erasing unnecessary memories. Understanding how the brain gets rid of unimportant memories could help unlock new avenues of research to better understand memory loss in aging, researchers say.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 15, 2017·4 min read

Humans No Longer Have Ancient Defense Mechanism Against Viruses

The course of evolution has caused vertebrates to lose an important defense mechanism against viral infections, researchers report.

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Featured Genetics

·March 24, 2016·4 min read

Sleep On It! Gene Responsible For Sleep Deprivation and Metabolic Disorders Identified

Study reports translin works to modulate sleep in response to metabolic changes.

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Featured Genetics

·November 25, 2013·3 min read

Gene-Silencing Study Finds New Targets for Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers use RNAi to reveal dozens of genes which could represent new therapeutic targets for treating Parkinson's disease.