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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 16, 2026·10 min read

Senescent Cells Are Essential for Building the Brain’s Barriers

Cellular senescence is required for the proper construction of the brain's protective barrier systems.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 12, 2026·10 min read

Social Inequality Accelerates Biological Aging

A new study synthesizes 1,065 effect sizes across 140 independent studies to prove that social disadvantage accelerates biological aging within the epigenome.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 12, 2026·11 min read

Cerebellar Matrix Failures Lock Down the Brain’s Social Networks

Structural alterations within the cerebellar extracellular matrix serve as primary drivers of autism-related circuit dysfunction.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 11, 2026·12 min read

Ces1 Genes Linked to Compulsive Cocaine Addiction

A new study demonstrates that liver-based metabolic enzymes serve as primary biological regulators of cocaine addiction.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 11, 2026·10 min read

Gut Blockage Linked to Prolonged Sleep and Food Avoidance

Mirroring human neonatal obstructions like meconium ileus, this trial establishes Drosophila as an essential model to decipher how mechanical gut signals directly override central sleep-wake and appetite pathways.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 10, 2026·12 min read

12-Gene Signature and Vulnerable Cells Found in Rett Syndrome

A new study demonstrated a cellular neighborhood effect, where mutant cells actively warp the gene expression of neighboring healthy neurons, revealing that early circuit wide-damage precedes clinical onset.

Autism Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 9, 2026·8 min read

Silencing One Brain Gene May Reverse Autism Deficits

Can pinpointing a cognition-selective glycine transporter restore receptor function and reverse autism-related behaviors in adults? A new study identified the transporter SLC6A20 as a safe therapeutic target to reverse NMDA receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·June 9, 2026·10 min read

74 Genetic Locations Linked to Anxiety Identified

A new study has identified 74 genomic locations linked to anxiety symptoms, including 39 entirely novel loci.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 9, 2026·11 min read

Uninherited Parental Genes Shape Child Development

Researchers tracked how direct DNA sequences, indirect "genetic nurture" environments, and parent-of-origin imprinting effects influence a child’s height, BMI, and academic test performance.