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·December 6, 2017·5 min read

Alzheimer’s Damage Reduced with Compound that Targets APOE Gene: Mouse Study

Researchers from WUSTL have identified a compound that targets APOE in mouse brains and which protects against Alzheimer's disease. The APOE4 genetic variant increases the risk of people developing Alzheimer's disease. The findings offer new possible avenues of treating the disease in humans.

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·November 11, 2017·4 min read

How the Brain Encodes Sounds

Researchers report the auditory cortex may encode noises differently that was previously thought.

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·November 11, 2017·3 min read

Can Laughing Gas Help Deter Suicide?

A new study will investigate if nitrous oxide will help to reduce suicide risk in hospitalized patients.

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·November 2, 2017·5 min read

Too Many Brain Connections May Be At the Root of Autism

Researchers report too many connections form between neurons in the cerebellum and learning difficulties are expressed in mice who lack the RNF8 gene.

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·October 9, 2017·7 min read

Alzheimer’s Gene Poses Both Risks and Benefits

A new study from researchers at WUSTL reveals the TREM2 gene can have both positive and negative implications for the development of Alzheimer's disease and neuroinflammation.

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·September 11, 2017·6 min read

Potential New Therapy Relieves Chronic Itch

People suffering from chronic itching as a result of a condition called chronic idiopathic pruritus found some symptom relief after taking a drug designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report.

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·September 7, 2017·4 min read

Human Skin Cells Transformed Into Motor Neurons

WUSTL researchers have converted skin cells into motor neurons without going through the stem cell state. The new technique could help in the development of devastating neurodegenerative diseases, like ALS, that affect motor neurons.

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·July 28, 2017·6 min read

Infants Know What We Like Best

Researchers discover infants as young as 8 months look for consistent behavioral patters and are able to make judgement about other people's preferences based on probabilities calculated from observed events.

Image shows a brain scan of one of the researchers.

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·July 27, 2017·8 min read

Scientists Become Research Subjects in After-Hours Brain-Scanning Project

Researchers join their own experiments as test subjects to evaluate different brain networks. Using neuroimaging to scan their brains, researchers created individual detailed maps of neural connections.

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·July 26, 2017·4 min read

Cellular Roots of Anxiety Identified

A new Nature Communications study reports researchers have identified a population of neurons in the anterior cingulate cortex that become active when an animal is faced with the possibility of an anxious event.

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·July 25, 2017·5 min read

Toddlers Begin Learning Rules of Reading and Writing at Very Early Age

A new study reveals that by the age of three, children are already starting to follow complex rules and patterns that govern how letters fit together to make words.

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·July 19, 2017·4 min read

Blood Test Identifies Key Alzheimer’s Marker

Researchers have devised a new blood test that can detect if amyloid had begun to accumulate in the brain. The test help physicians diagnose Alzheimer's disease in a cheaper, less invasive way than currently available. The researchers will present their findings at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London.