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·February 27, 2014·5 min read

Scientists Uncover Trigger for Most Common Form of Intellectual Disability and Autism

Fragile X syndrome occurs due to a mechanism which turns off the gene associated with the disorder, a new study reports.

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Featured Genetics

·February 27, 2014·3 min read

Study Reveals Evolution at Work

New research reveals some unique evolutionary innovations in the brains of primates.

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Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 26, 2014·3 min read

One Gene Influences Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury

Researchers find a gene variant which could cause some people to be more impaired by TBI than others.

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Featured Genetics

·February 25, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Generate New Neurons in Brains, Spinal Cords of Living Adult Mammals

Researchers reprogram astrocytes to become functional neurons in living mammals.

This is a diagram of the nervous system with all of the parts labelled.

Featured Genetics

·February 21, 2014·3 min read

Geneticists Show How Molecular Switches Coordinate the Nervous System

Geneticists discover the same molecular switches which induce non-descript cells to specialize also makes nerve cells respond differently to the environment.

This brain slice shows ependymoma brain cancer cells.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·February 20, 2014·5 min read

Gene Sequencing Project Discovers Common Driver of a Childhood Brain Tumor

Researchers identify the most common genetic alteration in ependymoma brain tumors.

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Electrophysiology Featured Genetics

·February 18, 2014·2 min read

Molecular Biology Mystery Unravelled

Researchers use new genetic engineering technology to isolate and reconstruct a cell's protein trafficking machinery.

This is a statue of a boy reading in the snow.

Featured Genetics

·February 17, 2014·4 min read

Gender and Genes Play an Important Role in Delayed Language Development

According to a new study, boys are at greater risk for delays in language development than girls.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 13, 2014·2 min read

Protein Switch Dictates Cellular Fate, Stem Cell or Neuron

Researchers discover UPF1 helps determine whether an immature neural cell remains as a stem cell or develops into a functional neuron.

This is an fMRI scan which shows the location of the cerebellum in a schizophrenic patient.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·February 13, 2014·2 min read

How Memory and Schizophrenia Are Connected

Researchers identify a network of genes that controls fundamental properties of neurons and is important for brain activity, memory and the development of schizophrenia.