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·November 30, 2015·4 min read

How Anxiety Kills Your Social Status

Researchers have identified an area of the brain that links anxious temperaments to low social status. They were also able to 'tweak' the social hierarchy in animals using vitamin B3.

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·November 30, 2015·3 min read

Genetic Variants Associated with Schizophrenia Influence Gene Activity in Developing Brain

Researchers shed ligh on how DNA sequence variation influences gene activity in brain development.

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·November 30, 2015·4 min read

BRCA1 Implicated in Alzheimers Cognitive Decline

A new study reports BRCA1, a protein implicated in learning and memory, becomes depleted by Alzheimer's disease.

Image shows a cross section of the sensory epithelium of the developing inner ear in a mouse.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 27, 2015·6 min read

How Cells in the Developing Ear Practice Hearing

Researchers have discovered a molecular chain of events that enable cells in the inner ear to practice processing sounds during development.

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·November 25, 2015·3 min read

Enhancing Detection of Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers find an increase in neural activity to stimulation in flies with genetic mutations associated with early onset Parkinson's disease.

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·November 24, 2015·5 min read

Biologists Induce Flatworms to Grow Heads and Brains of Other Species

Researchers have succeeded in inducing one species of flatworm to grow heads and brains characteristic of another species of flatworm without altering genomic sequence.

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·November 24, 2015·2 min read

Eye Neurons Connect With Help of Umbilical Cells

Researchers use cells isolated from human umbilical cord tissue to produce molecules that help retinal neuron connect, grow and survive in rats.

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·November 23, 2015·4 min read

Stem Cell Treatment One Day After Spinal Cord Injury Prevents Immune Response That Leads to Loss of Bodily Functions

A new study reports stem cell treatments given one day following spinal cord injury can help prevent certain immune responses that can lead to the loss of bodily functions.

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Featured Genetics Psychology

·November 23, 2015·11 min read

Tracing the Roots of OCD in People and Pets

Studying animal behavior could help with better detection and treatments for OCD.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 23, 2015·6 min read

Protein Biomarker Identifies Damage to Brain Wiring Following Concussion

A new blood test for SNTF protein following concussion may be used to predict long term cognitive impairment.

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Featured Genetics Psychology

·November 20, 2015·4 min read

Molecular Link Between Diabetes and Schizophrenia Discovered

Researchers have discovered a genetic link between schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes.

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·November 19, 2015·4 min read

How Neurons Find Their Way in the Developing Brain

Researchers have discovered a molecule secreted by cells in the spinal cord that help guide axons during the development of the central nervous system.