FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 13, 2019How is a mother’s immunity transferred to her baby?Study reveals how a pregnant woman's vaccine-induced immunities are transferred to her offspring via the placenta. The findings have positive implications for the development of new, more effective maternal vaccines. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeuroscienceneurotech·May 29, 2019Outsmarting deep fakes: Researchers devise an AI-driven imaging system that protects authenticityIt might start to get easier to distinguish between real and fake images, thanks to a new deep learning system developed by NYU. The system is able to implant digital watermarks using an artificial neural network and spot manipulated photos and videos. Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 9, 2014Blood Test Identifies Those at Risk for Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Within 3 YearsResearchers have created and validated a blood test which can, with 90 percent accuracy, predict if a healthy person will develop AD within 3 years. Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 2, 2020Single mutation leads to big effects in autism-related geneNew findings about NLGN4 genes reveals why males are more susceptible to developing autism than females. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 1, 2018Artificial Sweeteners Have Toxic Effects on Gut BacteriaA new study reports FDA approved artificial sweeteners and some sports supplements are toxic to digestive gut bacteria. Researchers say the consumption of artificial sweeteners can adversely affect gut microbial activity, causing a wide range of health issues from cancers to type-2 diabetes. Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 23, 2015Liquid Crystals Show Potential for Detecting Neurodegenerative DiseasesUsing liquid crystals, researchers are able to detect protein fibers implicated in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, a new study reports. Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 11, 2016How the Brain Adapts to StressResearchers reveal stressful events result in epigenetic modifications within immediate early genes in hippocampal neurons. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 20, 2019Anxious people quicker to flee dangerThose with anxiety escape from non-imminent threats of danger sooner than those who are not anxious. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 26, 2017Fossil Sheds Light on the Origin of the NeocortexA new study reveals an early relative of mammals possessed an expanded brain with a neocortex like structure. The researchers reported the neocortex like structure developed in a late Permian therapsid 25 million years prior to the emergence of the first mammals. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2016Brain Structure Best Explains Our Dwindling Tolerance of RiskA new study links risk aversion to changes in gray matter volume in the right posterior parietal cortex. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 15, 2016When Memories Age Molecular Imaging Shows How We RememberRetrieval of both old and recent memories are supported by distinct brain networks, a new study reports. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·October 16, 2017Biomarker For Progression and Drug Response in Brain Cancer IdentifiedResearchers have identified a biomarker that can help predict a patient's prognosis and response to therapies for glioblastoma brain cancer subtypes. Read More
