FeaturedGenetics·August 10, 2016·4 min read‘Aggressive Drunk’ Gene May Protect Carriers From Obesity and Associated RisksA new study suggests carriers of a genetic mutation in the serotonin 2B receptor may be protected from obesity and insulin resistance.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyPain·October 17, 2017·3 min read‘Busybody’ Protein May Get On Your Nerves, But That’s A Good ThingResearchers have identified a protein that is critical for pain signaling.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 11, 2019·4 min read‘Crosstalk’ between genes promotes brain inflammation in Alzheimer’sFindings could help in the development of treatments to prevent brain inflammation associated with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·April 3, 2019·4 min read‘Depression Genes’ May Not ExistContradicting previous studies, UC Boulder researchers report there is no clear evidence of any candidate gene associated with depression.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·February 8, 2021·7 min read‘Hidden Biological Link’ Among Autism Genes RevealedStudy reveals the disruptions in prenatal neurogenesis can increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder. Findings also reveal estrogen can protect against the disruption of neurogenesis and steer the embryonic brain on the course of normal development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·March 11, 2021·5 min read‘Hunker Down’ Stress Genes Boosted in Women Who Live in Violent NeighborhoodsGene activity in immune cells is altered as a result of chronic stress for women who live in areas high in violence and poverty.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2013·6 min read‘Individualized’ Therapy for the Brain Targets Specific Gene Mutations Causing Dementia and ALSUsing neurons created from iPS cells derived from people with ALS, researchers develop a new drug which appears to halt the impact of the genetic mutations in some forms of ALS and dementia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 19, 2021·4 min read‘Instigator’ Gene Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease DiscoveredThe SERPINA5 was strongly correlated with tau tangle progression in the hippocampus and cortex.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 21, 2019·4 min read‘Key player’ identified in genetic link to psychiatric conditionsCYFIP1 plays a key role in the damaging effects of 15q11.2 deletion. When CYFIP1 is missing, myelin abnormalities occur. The findings shed light on how psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, may develop.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 15, 2019·3 min read‘Lack of Cleaning’ in Brain Cells is Central to Alzheimer’sResearchers report dysfunctional mitophagy may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. When mitophagy is improved, symptoms of Alzheimer's almost disappeared in animal models of the disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 10, 2019·7 min read‘Like Looking at a Miracle’: Baby Blossoms Thanks to Gene Therapy For Spinal Muscular AtrophyZolgensma, an FDA approved gene therapy, supplements the production of the SMN protein to improve motor neuron function in children with spinal muscular atrophy after just one dose.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 22, 2021·4 min read‘Mini Brain’ Organoids Grown in Lab Mature Much Like Infant BrainsBrain organoids, or mini-brains, created from human stem cells appear to develop in much the same way as a human brain. The organoids follow an internal clock that guides their maturation in sync with the timeline for human brain development.Read More
