FeaturedNeurology·March 1, 2014·3 min readImmune System Has Dramatic Impact on Children’s Brain DevelopmentResearchers reveal the effect the immune system has on brain development in infants.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 28, 2014·4 min read3-D Imaging Sheds Light on Apert Syndrome DevelopmentUsing 3-D imaging, researchers show the cranial deformation associated with Apert Syndrome begin before birth and continue throughout life.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 28, 2014·4 min readResearchers Identify Brain Differences Linked to InsomniaResearchers find those with chronic insomnia show more activity and plasticity in the motor cortex than those who are able to sleep normally.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 28, 2014·4 min readResearchers Reveal the Dual Role of Brain GlycogenResearchers report an accumulation of glycogen in Lafora disease directly causes apoptosis, triggers autophagy and synaptic failure.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 28, 2014·3 min readScientists Wake Up to Causes of Sleep Disruption in Alzheimer’s DiseaseThe biological clock doesn't stop working for those with Alzheimer's disease, but it does detach from sleep wake cycles, a new report claims.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 28, 2014·2 min readChaperone Binds Protein Responsible for Alzheimers DiseaseThe molecular recognition mechanisms which play a role in the binding of tau to Hsp90 have been revealed in a new study.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 28, 2014·5 min readMuscle Controlling Neurons Know When They Mess UpNew research unravels how the feedback system between climbing fibers and Purkinje cells works.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·February 27, 2014·5 min readScientists Uncover Trigger for Most Common Form of Intellectual Disability and AutismFragile X syndrome occurs due to a mechanism which turns off the gene associated with the disorder, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 27, 2014·3 min readResearchers Find Inherited Pathway of Risk for SchizophreniaA new study reports abnormalities in oligodendrocytes seen in schizophrenia are partly determined by genes and not environmental factors alone.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 27, 2014·3 min readStudy Reveals Evolution at WorkNew research reveals some unique evolutionary innovations in the brains of primates.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 27, 2014·3 min readAfter Death, Twin Brains Show Similar Patterns of Neuropathologic ChangesResearchers compared the brains of twins where one, or both, died with Alzheimer's disease. They discovered many of the twins not only had similar progressions of the disease before death, but also similar combinations of pathologies.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 27, 2014·4 min readFruit Fly’s Pruning Protein Could Be Key to Treating Brain InjuryA new study reports a protein which controls metamorphosis in Drosophila could play a role in reversing brain injuries.Read More
