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·March 23, 2021·5 min read

‘Zombie’ Genes? Some Genes Come to Life in the Brain After Death

In the hours after death, some cells in the human brain not only remain active, they grow in size.

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·August 13, 2022·3 min read

‘Abnormal’ Protein Could Be Common Link Between All Forms of Motor Neuron Disease

A new study reports that abnormalities in the SOD1 protein are a common factor in all types of motor neuron diseases.

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·December 16, 2021·4 min read

‘Mini-Brains’ Provide Clues About Early Life Origins of Schizophrenia

Brain organoid study reveals multiple changes in brain cells during early embryonic development may contribute to schizophrenia later in life.

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·June 4, 2019·4 min read

‘Only the stressed die young’: Trade-off mechanisms between stress, resilience and longevity

Flies lacking Ets21c died much faster when exposed to oxidative stress. Findings reveal a new molecular switch that could be responsible for a longer life and stress resilience.

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·August 27, 2022·12 min read

‘Synthetic’ Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart Grown From Stem Cells

Researchers created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a beating heart, a brain, and the foundation for other organs. The new model provides a novel way for future researchers to create and research the earliest stages of development.

This shows neural progenitor stem cells.

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·August 4, 2026·11 min read

“Cell Village” Platform Uncovers Genetic Drivers of Brain Growth

Scientists developed a "cell village" culture method and the Townlet statistical model to track neural stem cell growth and neurotoxin vulnerability across genetically diverse donors, linking 16p11.2 deletion to autism-related head overgrowth.

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·September 4, 2024·6 min read

“Forever Chemicals” May Disrupt Brain Development

Exposure to PFAS, chemicals found in everyday products, can disrupt brain development in zebrafish, a model often used to predict effects in humans. Researchers discovered that PFAS activate specific genes related to behavior changes in zebrafish larvae, particularly those in the ppar gene group.

Image shows a brain of an Alzheimer's patient.

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·March 9, 2017·6 min read

“Jumping Genes” May Set the Stage for Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer’s

Researchers have identified a mechanism that may explain how neurons falter during the earliest stages of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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·May 12, 2026·8 min read

“Jumping Genes” Shaped the Evolution of the Brain

Researchers discovered that transposable elements (TEs) provided more than 20,000 regulatory binding sites that drive neural development. By acting as genomic couriers for transcription factors like Sox2 and Brn2, these "jumping genes" expanded the complexity of the mammalian brain, offering a new two-phase model of how our neural networks evolved.

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·August 29, 2020·2 min read

“Jumping” DNA Regulates Human Neurons

Transposable elements team up with evolutionary recent neurons to influence differentiation and physiological function of neurons in brain development.