Genetics

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Academic Performance Linked To Dopamine Gene Variation

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 2, 2010

New research proposes that academic performance of adolescents is linked to specific dopamine gene variations. Researchers also suggest a correlation exists between the variants of dopaminergic genes a student possesses and performance in specific subject areas.... Read More...

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Parkinson’s Disease Gene Linked To Immune System

Neuroscience NewsAugust 27, 2010

New research published in Nature Genetics suggests that there is a genetic component for late-onset Parkinson's disease.... Read More...

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DUX4 Gene Product May Cause FSHD, A Form of Muscular Dystrophy

Neuroscience NewsAugust 20, 2010

New research points to a DNA sequence that causes the DUX4 gene to become more active in producing proteins that are toxic to muscle cells, leading to a form of muscular dystrophy.... Read More...

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3q29 Deletion: Large Risk Genetic Marker For Schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsAugust 5, 2010

A large risk genetic marker of schizophrenia has been discovered by scientists. The researchers found that a specific deletion at 3q29, which contains two genes already known to be associated with intellectual disabilities , PAK2 and DLG1, increased the odds of schizophrenia symptoms by nearly 17 times those with no deletion.... Read More...

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Bullying, Genetics and Emotions: New Research Shows Links

NNJuly 26, 2010

Genetics research into the emotional responses of bullying shows that many bullied victims that later experience more emotional problems have genetic similarities.... Read More...

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Natural Substance NT-020 Increased Neural Stem Cells, Memory and Neurogenesis in Aging Brain

Neuroscience NewsJuly 20, 2010

NT-020, a combination of nutrients, increased neural stem cell proliferation, neurogenesis and helped improve memory in the aging brains of mice. ... Read More...

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Research Shows Sirt1 Enhances Synaptic Plasticity And Memory

Neuroscience NewsJuly 11, 2010

Researchers at MIT have discovered that Sirtuin1, a protein encoded by the SIRT1 gene, promotes synaptic plasticity and boosts memory.... Read More...

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Natural Mechanism that Controls Cocaine Use Discovered

Neuroscience NewsJuly 7, 2010

A natural mechanism that controls cocaine use was discovered by Scripps Research scientists.... Read More...

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Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries Begins

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 23, 2009

This summer, a US based bio-technology company will proceed to test the effectiveness of human embryonic stem cell therapy on patients with spinal cord injuries. The much anticipated research project will be the world's first study of treatments which incorporate human stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries. ... Read More...

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Brain Connections That Disadvantage Night Owls Revealed

Neuroscience

Brain Connections That Disadvantage Night Owls Revealed

Neurology

Statins Could Protect Against ALS

Can We Repair the Brain? Using Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson’s

Brain Discovery Explains A Great Mystery of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

AI

Learning Transistor Mimics the Brain

Researchers Translate Brain Signals Directly Into Speech

Using AI to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

Robotics

Spinal Cord is Smarter than Previously Thought

How the Brain Responds to Texture

Brain Hand Map is Maintained in Amputees with and Without Phantom Limb Sensations

Psychology