ElectrophysiologyFeaturedGenetics·November 18, 2014·2 min readMother’s Presence Makes Pain Go Away and Changes Gene Activity in Infant BrainThe tender love of a mother not only helps sooth an infant's pain, it could also have an impact on early brain development, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 17, 2014·2 min readGrowth Factor Regenerates Damaged Nerves Without Sprouting New Blood VesselsVEGF-B can regenerate damaged peripheral nerves without causing new blood vessels to grow, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 17, 2014·3 min readA New Genetic Cause for a Progressive Form of Epilepsy IdentifiedA new study reports researchers have identified a new gene implicated in a progressive form of epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 14, 2014·5 min readScientists Find First Evidence of ‘Local’ Clock in the BrainA new study provides fresh insight into how local circadian clocks can control sleep and wakefulness.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 14, 2014·2 min readNew Insight into Common Cause of BlindnessResearchers identify a new factor associated with age related macular degeneration.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 13, 2014·4 min readHumans’ Big Brains Might Be Due in Part to Newly Identified ProteinResearchers have identified a gene which could help explain why the human brain is larger than those of other animals.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 13, 2014·3 min readGenotype Found in 30 Percent of ALS Patients Speeds up Disease ProgressionTransgenic mice carrying a gene variant found in one third of people with ALS have faster disease progression and die sooner than those with a standard genetic model of the disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 13, 2014·2 min readStudy Identifies New Player in Brain Function and MemoryMemory recall and brain function improves when FXR1P is removed, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 13, 2014·2 min readMolecular Time Signalling Controls Stem Cells During Brain DevelopmentA new study reports TGF-beta acts as a time signal which regulates neural stem cells' potential at different stages of brain development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 11, 2014·4 min readStudy Blocks Multiple Sclerosis Relapses in MiceResearchers report the Del-1 protein reduces the severity of a disease equivalent to MS in mice.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·November 11, 2014·3 min readMultiple Models Reveal New Genetic Links in AutismResearchers have implicated a new gene associated with Rett syndrome in idiopathic autism.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·November 10, 2014·3 min readStatins Reverse Learning Disabilities Caused by Genetic DisorderA new study reports statins may reverse learning deficits caused by a genetic mutation in Noonan syndrome.Read More
