FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2017·4 min readMaths and Maps Make You Nervous? It Could Be in Your GenesA new study reports our genes play a role in the anxiety some feel when faced with math or navigational problems.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 20, 2017·8 min readMultiple Sclerosis Treatment That Resets Immune System May Halt Disease for Five YearsA new treatment for multiple sclerosis prevents symptoms of the disease from worsening for up to five years in 46% of patients treated, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 17, 2017·3 min readDiscovery of Genetic Switch Could Help Prevent Parkinson’s SymptomsA new study reveals a critical gene network involved in Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 14, 2017·4 min readSick and Tired – Not Just a Figure of SpeechA new study looks at the association between tiredness, Genetics, environment and health.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·February 13, 2017·3 min readGene That Helps Form Trauma Related Memories May Also Help Prevent PTSDResearchers report a steroid routinely given to reduce inflammation can alter the expression of a gene associated with fear extinction, preventing the formation of fear memories associated with PTSD.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 11, 2017·4 min readAlzheimer’s May Be Linked to Defective Brain Cells Spreading DiseaseFindings may help researchers better understand how diseases can spread through the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 10, 2017·3 min readBright Spots in Brain CellsResearchers report neurons move the site of microRNA maturation away from the cytoplasm out to the dendrites.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 7, 2017·4 min readHandedness Arises From Genes in the Spinal Cords of EmbryosResearchers report genes that exhibit the greatest left-right differences in embryos are also implicated in an increased risk of developing schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·February 7, 2017·4 min readChemical Switch That May Decrease Schizophrenia Symptoms DiscoveredAdjusting levels of KYNA can have a significant effect on schizophrenia symptoms, a new study reports.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 6, 2017·7 min readGene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Mice…Down to a WhisperResearchers use gene therapy to help restore hearing in mice down to the equivalent of being able to hear a whisper.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 5, 2017·5 min readStem Cell Transplants May Induce Long-Term Remission of Multiple SclerosisA new study reveals immunosupressive therapy coupled with stem cell transplantation can induce sustained remission in RRMS patients.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 2, 2017·5 min readUniversal Immune Mechanism as a Regulator of SleepSleep may be regulated by inflammasome NLRP3, researchers report.Read More