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·July 25, 2022·4 min read

The End of Baldness? The Chemical Controlling Life and Death in Hair Follicles Identified

Researchers discovered how the TGF-beta protein controls the process by which hair follicles, including stem cells, divide and form new cells or orchestrate apoptosis. The findings could provide new treatment options for baldness and therapies to speed up wound healing.

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·June 20, 2022·5 min read

Who Benefits From Brain Training and Why?

People who are competent at "near transfer", or skilled ability at similar games, are more likely to also have far transfer skills, meaning a greater ability to focus on daily living activities.

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·December 15, 2021·5 min read

How Diet Influences Taste Sensitivity and Preference

Diet influences dopamine and insulin signaling in the brain, which in turn directly affects the peripheral sensory response in fruit flies. This response influences what the fly decides to eat next.

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Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·December 13, 2021·5 min read

New Hope for People Living With a Genetic Cause of Autism

Gene editing may provide hope for the treatment of Fragile X, the leading genetic cause of autism.

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·November 29, 2021·4 min read

Potential Cause of Alzheimer’s Discovered

The form in which isomers take can increase the risk of developing dementia, researchers report. Drugs in development to improve autophagy may help prevents Alzheimer's from developing.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 9, 2021·4 min read

How Are Epilepsy and Autism Linked?

A common underlying defect in the formation of neural circuitry may contribute to the development of both autism and epilepsy, researchers report.

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·November 5, 2021·5 min read

Flame Retardants Cause Brain Changes in Mice Offspring

Female mice exposed to PBDEs, a type of flame-retardant found on everyday household items, pass on the chemicals to their developing offspring. In female offspring, this can cause alterations in social memories and behaviors which are reminiscent of human compulsive behaviors associated with autism.

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·April 10, 2021·5 min read

Childhood Diet and Exercise Creates Healthier, Less Anxious Adults

Young mice exposed to a healthy diet and frequent exercise show lower levels of anxiety and increased brain mass as adults.

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·March 4, 2021·4 min read

Lonely? These Odd Rituals Can Help

Adopting unique rituals to make everyday tasks more meaningful, like dunking a teabag repeatedly, may help curb feelings of loneliness, a new study reports.

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·February 12, 2021·6 min read

Astrocytes May Be Linked to Stuttering

Astrocytes in the striatum appear to play a critical role in stuttering. Researchers found treatment with risperidone helped reduce stuttering by increasing the metabolism of striatal astrocytes.