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·January 8, 2019·4 min read

New Genetic Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reveals a novel genetic risk loci for Alzheimer's disease. Using single cell gene expression patterns, researchers found genetic changes are expressed in microglia cells. The mutations are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·April 16, 2018·5 min read

Large Aggregates of ALS Causing Protein Might Help Brain Cells

Researchers report the formation of larger, more visible SOD1 aggregates may help to protect brain cells.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 2, 2017·4 min read

How Do Adult Brain Circuits Regulate New Neuron Production?

UNC researchers have identified a brain circuit that runs from near the front of the brain to the hippocampus that helps to control neurogenesis.

Image shows a velocity map of the brain.

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·October 31, 2017·5 min read

Why Do Some Head Knocks Cause More Damage Than Others?

Damaging shock waves intensify deep within the brain following head impact, researchers report.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 10, 2017·6 min read

When the Brain’s Wiring Breaks

A new study reveals molecular details of what happens when axons are damaged or completely severed.

Autism Featured Genetics

·September 20, 2017·5 min read

Faulty Cell Signaling Derails Cerebral Cortex Development, Could It Lead to Autism?

Researchers reveal the deletion of a specific protein in progenitor cells leads to disrupted brain development.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·May 12, 2017·4 min read

Genetic Locus on Chromosome 12 Implicated in Anorexia Nervosa

Genome wide analysis of anorexia identifies the common roots the disease shares with metabolic and psychiatric traits.

Autism Featured Psychology

·March 6, 2017·4 min read

Infant MRIs Show Autism Linked to Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid

Children diagnosed with autism at the age of two had substantially greater amounts of extra axial cerebrospinal fluid at 6 and 12 months. Additionally, the level of increased CSF at 6 months could be correlated with the severity of autism symptoms displayed at 2 years, a new study reports.