AutismFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2017·5 min readHow Prenatal Maternal Infections May Affect Genetic Factors in Autism Spectrum DisorderAccording to researchers, maternal immune activation during pregnancy can disrupt the expression of genes and processes associated with Autism.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 23, 2017·6 min readAutism Risk Linked to Herpes Infection During PregnancyResearchers discover a link between genital herpes infections during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in the offspring.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·January 19, 2017·5 min readCurb Your Immune EnthusiasmResearchers discover a way in which to prevent immune attacks on viruses used as therapeutic treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 16, 2017·3 min readCertain Anti-Influenza Compounds Also Inhibit Zika InfectionAccording to researchers, three anti-influenza compounds also appear to be able to inhibit Zika virus infection.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2017·4 min readViruses in the Genome Important For the BrainRetroviruses may have played a significant role in brain development, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 12, 2017·4 min readNew Insight Into Role of Cell Protein in Learning Ability and AIDS-Related DementiaResearchers report a protein that affects learning abilities in healthy subjects also plays a role in AIDS related dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 5, 2016·6 min read“Shock and Kill” Strategy for Curing HIV May Endanger Patients’ BrainsThe 'shock and kill' therapeutic strategy for treating HIV could potentially cause harmful neuroinflammation, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 30, 2016·6 min readZika in Fetal Brain Tissue Responds to a Popular AntibioticResearchers discover an antibiotic, that is safe to use during pregnancy, can help to prevent the Zika virus from infecting certain fetal brain cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 27, 2016·4 min readFirst Steps to Neutralizing ZikaResearchers have discovered the mechanism by which C10 prevents Zika infection at a cellular level.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 22, 2016·4 min readNew Mouse Model Reveals Extensive Postnatal Brain Damage Caused by ZikaA new mouse model, that closely mimics fetal brain abnormalities cause by the Zika virus, may help researchers better understand how the infection affects different cells in the developing brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 6, 2016·6 min readNew Insight into Course and Transmission of ZikaA new study reports Zika may be transmitted both sexually and orally.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 3, 2016·4 min readZika Infects and Affects Neural Cells Related to Skull FormationA new study could help explain why children born to mothers infected by Zika are more likely to have microcephaly.Read More
