FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·September 2, 2016·4 min readCommon Genetic Variant Regulates the Mental Health Benefits of ExerciseResearchers report physical exercise failed to promote antidepressant-like effects in mice genetically engineered to express a human genetic variation in the gene BDNF.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·September 1, 2016·5 min readAutism Linked to Changes in MicroRNAsAccording to a new study, people with ASD show distinctive changes in their microRNA levels.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·September 1, 2016·5 min readZinc May Help Reverse Brain Changes in AutismAccording to researchers, cellular changes in the brain caused by genetic mutations associated with Autism can be reversed with the help of zinc.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2016·4 min readStrain Differences in Zika Infection Gene PatternsA new study reveals molecular differences between how the African and Asian strains of Zika virus infect neural progenitor cells.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·August 26, 2016·5 min readUsing Light to Control Genome EditingResearchers have developed a new technique that offers precise manipulation of where and when genes are targeted.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 26, 2016·3 min readCoffee Drinking Habits Can Be Written in Our DNAResearchers report people with a specific DNA variation tend to consume fewer cups of coffee per day than those without the variation.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 24, 2016·3 min readStem Cells Fail to Launch in Some Genetic Cases of MicrocephalyAccording to researcher, in some genetic cases of microcephaly neural stem cells fail to divide.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 22, 2016·4 min readStem Cell Therapy Heals Injured Mouse BrainResearchers report a new technique may help increase the production of neurons in mice following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·August 21, 2016·5 min readRecording Analog Memories in Human CellsResearchers have developed a new method to record 'analog memories' in human cells, allowing them to retrieve information of past events, such as inflammation, via DNA sequencing.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·August 19, 2016·3 min readNeural Stem Cells Control Their Own FateA new study reports hippocampal neural stem cells regulate their own cell fate via the protein Drosha.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 18, 2016·5 min readNew Mechanism Discovered for Alzheimer’s Risk GeneA new discovery could help answer the question as to how extra ApoE4 may cause Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 15, 2016·2 min readStudy Sheds Light On the Role of Proteins and How Synapses WorkStudy could shed light on role of synapse function in the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
