FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 24, 2019·3 min readProteins stand up to nerve cell regressionStudy reveals the critical and novel roles Integrator complex proteins play in promoting healthy brain development in flies.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 16, 2019·4 min readScientists ‘reverse engineer’ brain cancer cells to find new targets for treatmentUsing CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, researchers identified actionable pathways responsible for the growth of glioblastoma stem cells. By reverse engineering brain cancer cells, multiple potential new targets for cancer treatments have been uncovered.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 16, 2019·3 min readResearchers discover crucial link between brain and gut stem cellsThe insulin-like growth factor II gene plays a critical role in adult stem cell maintenance of both the intestine and the brain. Findings suggest IGF-2 is essential for multiple stem cell types, including those implicated in cognitive function and renewing the lining of the small intestine.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 5, 2019·3 min readParkinson’s clues seen in tiny fish could aid quest for treatmentsZebrafish study reveals how key dopaminergic neurons, which are damaged as a result of Parkinson's disease, can be regenerated. Researchers report the immune system plays a critical role in the process.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 28, 2019·3 min readSingle Population of Stem Cells Contributes to Lifelong Hippocampal Neurogenesis: Mouse StudyThe findings support a continuous model of neurogenesis throughout development and adulthood.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 5, 2019·4 min readDiscovery of the Genetics Conductor of Brain Stem CellsResearchers describe their findings about how the Foxg1 gene is involved in the development and differentiation of neurons and glial cells from stem cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·March 1, 2019·4 min readResearchers Rejuvenate Stem Cells In the Aging Brain: Mouse StudyResearchers have successfully rejuvenated stem cells in the brains of aging mice. The study reports the rejuvenated stem cells help improve regeneration of injured or diseased brain areas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 22, 2019·2 min readResearchers Create Organoid of a Brain Region to Study Cognitive DisordersResearchers have created an organoid of the thalamus, which they have fused with an organoid of the frontal cortex in order to study ASD, depression and other neuropsychiatric conditions.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 18, 2019·6 min readCRISPR Gene Editing Makes Stem Cells ‘Invisible’ to Immune SystemResearchers say the new technique can help prevent transplant rejection.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 15, 2019·5 min readCan We Repair the Brain? Using Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson’sResearchers report on how new advances in stem cell biology and genetic engineering could be beneficial in developing new treatments for Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 13, 2019·5 min readUncovering the Evolution of the BrainResearchers have developed a new technique to study the development of human neurons compared to the neurons of nonhuman primates. The findings shed new light on the evolution of the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 1, 2019·4 min readHyperactive Neurons May Be to Blame When Antidepressants Don’t WorkResearchers shed new light on why some people may not respond to antidepressants for major depressive disorder. The study reports, neurons in the brains of some with MDD may become hyperactive in the presence of SSRIs.Read More
