FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 23, 2026·10 min read3D Genome Disruption in Alzheimer’s DiseaseA new study shows that 3D genome architecture is altered in prefrontal cortex cells of individuals with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 23, 2026·9 min readHow Midlife Systems Remodeling Reshapes the Human HippocampusA new study reveals that the human brain undergoes major shifts in 3D genome architecture and gene regulation starting in midlife.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·July 21, 2026·11 min readRisk Genes for Borderline Personality Disorder DiscoveredThe findings demonstrate significant genetic overlaps between BPD and PTSD, depression, ADHD, self-harm, COPD, and diabetes, opening new avenues for transdiagnostic psychiatric research and targeted drug discovery.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 20, 2026·10 min readWhy Brain Damage Hits the CerebellumA new study explains why spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) damages specific brain regions despite widespread expression of the mutant ATAXIN-1 (ATXN1) protein.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 17, 2026·14 min readGenetic Cause of Chronic Excessive Sweating DiscoveredA new study establishes that primary hyperhidrosis is driven by a genetic defect in the Nav1.8 voltage-gated sodium channel.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 15, 2026·11 min readGene Therapy Reverses Severe Traits of Fragile X SyndromeThe therapy restored FMRP expression in crucial brain regions, resulting in reduced audiogenic seizure susceptibility, normalized sensory hyperactivity, and complete reversal of elevated low-gamma EEG power.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 14, 2026·11 min readAI Model Predicts Complex DNA BindingA new study introduces BINND, a deep learning model designed to predict complex, non-complementary DNA-DNA binding interactions.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 10, 2026·10 min readStudy Overturns Decades of External Axon Growth TheoryA new study demonstrates that axon generation is driven by autonomous internal cellular mechanisms rather than external factors.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·July 7, 2026·11 min readPreconception Maternal Trauma Doubles Schizophrenia RiskA new study demonstrates that preconception trauma carries a heavy transgenerational psychiatric burden. By tracking decades of health registry data from over 30,000 individuals, the team unmasked that children born to mothers who were older than age five during Nazi persecutions face an over two-fold increase in schizophrenia risk, highlighting maternal-specific epigenetic or intrauterine transmission paths.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 7, 2026·10 min readSingle Cocaine Exposure Leaves a Long-Lasting Genetic ScarA new study reveals that a single exposure to cocaine induces long-lasting structural changes within dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain's ventral tegmental area.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·July 7, 2026·11 min readAstrocytes Actively Dictate Long-Term Memory PersistenceBy leveraging ankyrin-2 (Ank2) to regulate BDNF/TrkB.T1 calcium signaling, astrocytes undergo structural remodeling to physically encapsulate and stabilize memory-storing engram neurons, a mechanism validated through a novel optogenetic tool called Opto-T1.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·July 2, 2026·12 min readStudy Aims to Stop Alzheimer’s Inflammation in APOE4 CarriersThe project uses artificial intelligence and small-molecule targeting to inhibit the cPLA2 enzyme, providing a novel pathway to shut down brain inflammation in high-risk APOE4 gene carriers.Read More
