AutismFeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 4, 2015·6 min readNew Genetic Testing Methods May Be Helpful For Children with Suspected AutismA new study reports the use of two new genetic testing technologies among children with autism may help identify genetic mutations potentially linked to the disorder.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2015·9 min readObserving Nature Versus Nurture in Neural Stem CellsNew image tracking technology allows researchers to observe differences in growth and movement that exists between stem cells in two different areas of the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·September 3, 2015·3 min readResearchers Reveal Molecular Mechanism Behind RemyelinationA new study outlines the mechanism involved in remyelination.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 3, 2015·3 min readMutation in Genetic Encoding Behind Infant EpilepsyResearchers discover a new mechanism that appears to be responsible for infant epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·September 2, 2015·3 min readThe Smoking Gene: Researchers Identify Gene Variants Associated with Smoking AddictionResearchers identify a set of genetics variants which are significantly associated with addiction to cigarette smoking.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 1, 2015·4 min readGenetic Mechanism Could Delay Alzheimer’s Onset by Ten YearsA new study reports researchers have discovered a genetic variant that prevents levels of eotaxin increasing with age. Findings also show this mechanism could delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by up to 10 years.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·August 31, 2015·5 min readGenetic Link to Nearsightedness in Children Who Spend a Lot of Time ReadingAccording to a new study, children with a variant of the APLP2 gene were up-to five times more likely to develop myopia if they spent more than an hour a day reading.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 28, 2015·5 min readRisk of Burnout For Brain Cells Implicated in Parkinson’s DiseaseA new study reports on a possible reason for accelerated cell deterioration in Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 28, 2015·5 min readPreventing Meningitis: Tracking Germination From Dormant Fungal Spore to Disease Causing YeastA new study details how a dormant fungal spore germinates and transforms into a yeast that can cause meningitis.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2015·4 min readGene Therapy Triggers Functional Cell Growth of Degenerating Neurons in Alzheimer’s BrainsAccording to a new study, degenerating neurons in the brains of Alzheimer's patients measurably responded to a new, experimental gene therapy.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2015·3 min readMolecular Mechanism Behind Resilience to Tinnitus IdentifiedA new study identifies a cause of resilience to tinnitus and hint at a possible drug that could reduce the chances of developing the disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2015·3 min readProtein GRK2 Appears to Help Regulate Body ClockA new study reports on the crucial role the protein GRK2 plays in regulating the body's internal clock.Read More
