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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 31, 2019·4 min read

Allergic reactions play role in sexual behavior development in unborn males/females

Exposure to allergic inflammation, while in utero, increased mast cell and microglia activation, leading to masculinization of dendritic spine density in the preoptic area of females. During adulthood, females exposed to allergic inflammation showed an increase in more masculine behaviors.

Image shows a stick and ball model of kynurenic acid.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·February 7, 2017·4 min read

Chemical Switch That May Decrease Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered

Adjusting levels of KYNA can have a significant effect on schizophrenia symptoms, a new study reports.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 27, 2018·4 min read

Clues to Brain Changes in Depression Discovered

A new study sheds light on how the brain processes rewards and provides a deeper understanding on the neurobiology of depression.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·April 19, 2018·5 min read

Connection Between Dopamine and Behavior Related to Pain and Fear

Using optogenetics, researchers have identified a causal association between dopamine and avoidance behavior linked to pain and fear.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neurology

·April 28, 2017·3 min read

Expert Unravels Disease That Took the Hearing of World-Famous Painter

Researchers propose Francisco Goya may have suffered from Susac's syndrome, a rare autoimmune disease that robbed him of his hearing.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 5, 2017·5 min read

Gene That Controls Birth Defect Common in Diabetes Identified

A new study reveals a gene that plays a key role in the formation of neural tube defects.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·July 6, 2017·3 min read

Gene That May Play Key Role In Depression Identified

Researchers have identified a gene that appears to be implicated in depression in both animal and human models of the disorder. The gene, Slc6a15 can either amplify or reduce stress, depending on its level of activity.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·September 11, 2018·5 min read

Immune Cells Play Key Role in Determining Male or Female Characteristics in Developing Brain

A new study reports mast cells play a key role in determining sex differences in the developing brain.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 28, 2017·6 min read

Intriguing Link Between Sleep, Cognition and Schizophrenia Identified

A study in Sleep reports on a link between cognition, sleep and a metabolite called kynurenic acid. The metabolite has previously been linked to schizophrenia.

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·June 10, 2020·4 min read

New genetic defect linked to ALS

Researchers have identified how specific genetic mutations cause ALS. The pathway, they believe, may also be responsible for the development of frontotemporal dementia.

Featured Genetics

·November 7, 2016·3 min read

New Mouse Model of ALS More Closely Mimics Human Disease

Researchers have developed a new mouse model of ALS that could help provide better understanding of the progressive nature of the disease.

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·May 6, 2019·5 min read

Pigment-producing stem cells can regenerate myelin sheath: Mouse study

Skin-related stem cells may be key to helping restore the myelin sheath in patients with multiple sclerosis. Using mouse models, researchers discovered melanocyte stem cells can, under the right conditions, function as cells that create myelin.

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