FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 18, 2014·3 min readBlood Cells Generate Neurons in CrayfishResearching crayfish, scientists report the immune system can produce cells from stem cells. These cells can create neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 18, 2014·3 min readResearchers Obtain Key Insights into How the Internal Body Clock is TunedResearchers discover a new way that circadian rhythm is regulated by long non-coding RNA.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·August 18, 2014·3 min readNew Method Reveals Hidden Genetic LandscapeResearchers have developed a new algorithm which can analyze genomic insertions and deletions involved in some psychiatric disorders.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·August 17, 2014·4 min readStem Cells Reveal How Illness-Linked Genetic Variation Affects NeuronsResearchers report a genetic variation linked to some mental illnesses reduces synaptic growth in developing brains.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 17, 2014·4 min readEpigenetic Breakthrough Bolsters Understanding of Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study reports people with more Alzheimer's related neuropathology in their brains had higher levels of DNA modifications within the ANK1 gene.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 13, 2014·5 min readSingle Gene Controls Jet LagResearchers report they have discovered a master gene responsible for sleep and wake cycles.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 12, 2014·2 min readA Gene Linked to Disease Found to Play a Critical Role in Normal Memory DevelopmentResearchers report huntingtin plays a critical role in long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·August 12, 2014·4 min readNeurons at WorkResearchers present evidence that the alternative splicing process frequently works differently in different types of neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·August 12, 2014·2 min readToxic Proteins Damage Nerve CellsResearchers discover how a specific genetic mutation leads to neuronal damage associated with ALS and frontotemporal dementia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 28, 2014·4 min readNew Protein Structure Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s and Related DiseasesResearchers have designed a peptide structure which can halt the harmful changes of normal proteins into a state linked to diseases such as Alzheimer's.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·July 27, 2014·4 min readScientists Find Six New Genetic Risk Factors for Parkinson’sResearchers combine big data with cutting edge genomic techniques to identify six new genetic risk factors for Parkinson's disease.Read More
EventsGenetics·July 27, 2014·1 min readProtein Society 28th Annual Symposium: Neuroscience EventThe Protein Society will be hosting its 28th Annual Symposium in San Diego, CA between July 27 -30.Read More
