FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 25, 2012·4 min readGene Mutations Cause Massive Brain AsymmetryDiscovery could help lead to prevention of radical surgery in rare childhood disease. Hemimegalencephaly is a rare but dramatic condition...Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·June 21, 2012·4 min readStudy Uncovers New Tools for Targeting Genes Linked to AutismUCLA researchers have combined two tools — gene expression and the use of peripheral blood — to expand scientists’ arsenal...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 20, 2012·3 min readProposed Drug May Reverse Huntington’s Disease SymptomsSingle treatment produces long-term improvement in animal models. With a single drug treatment, researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer...Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·June 19, 2012·5 min readFishing for Answers to Autism PuzzleBiologists take a new approach to deciphering the roles of genes associated with autism. Fish cannot display symptoms of autism,...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 18, 2012·3 min readClues to Nervous System Evolution Found in Nerve-less SpongeUC Santa Barbara scientists turned to the simple sponge to find clues about the evolution of the complex nervous system...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGenetics·June 15, 2012·3 min readGenetic Markers – Hope for New Brain Tumor TreatmentsResearchers at The University of Nottingham have identified three sets of genetic markers that could potentially pave the way for...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 14, 2012·3 min readGene May Link Diabetes and Alzheimer’sGene involved in dementia affects the insulin pathway, reports biology professor Chris Li and colleagues. In recent years it became...Read More
Genetics·June 11, 2012·3 min readScientists Identify New Molecules Important for Vision and Brain FunctionIn a pair of related studies, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified several proteins...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 11, 2012·3 min readBrain Cell Activity Imbalance May Account for Seizure Susceptibility in Angelman SyndromeNew research by scientists at the University of University of North Carolina School of Medicine may have pinpointed an underlying...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 7, 2012·3 min readResearchers Identify Gene that Promotes Axon DestructionFindings could have broad therapeutic potential for many neurodegenerative diseases. Degeneration of the axon and synapse, the slender projection through...Read More
Genetics·June 7, 2012·3 min readScientists Reprogram Skin Cells into Brain CellsInnovative technique lays groundwork for novel stem cell therapies Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have for the first time transformed...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 4, 2012·2 min readNew Hope for Migraine SufferersGriffith University identifies female gene link. New hope has arrived for migraine sufferers following a Griffith University study with the...Read More
