FeaturedGenetics·February 10, 2012·4 min readResearchers Develop Gene Therapy to Boost Brain Repair for Demyelinating DiseasesOur bodies are full of tiny superheroes—antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems...Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 10, 2012·3 min readComplex Wiring of the Nervous System May Rely on Handful of Genes and ProteinsDiscovery provides clues to development of neurological diseases and cancer. Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a startling feature...Read More
GeneticsNeuroethics·March 9, 2012·2 min readGenetic Manipulation Boosts Growth of Brain Cells Linked to Learning, Enhances Effects of AntidepressantsSouthwestern Medical Center investigators have identified a genetic manipulation that increases the development of neurons in the brain during aging...Read More
Genetics·March 28, 2012·4 min readNew Layer of Genetic Information DiscoveredWithin Redundancy of Genetic Code Exists Information that Helps Determine How Fast Proteins are Produced A hidden and never before...Read More
FeaturedGenetics·April 5, 2012·2 min readResearchers Show How Embryonic Stem Cells Orchestrate Human DevelopmentYale researchers show in detail how three genes within human embryonic stem cells regulate development, a finding that increases understanding...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 11, 2012·3 min readResearchers Convert Skin and Umbilical Cord Cells Directly into Nerve CellsUntil recently, the production of pluripotent “multipurpose” stem cells from skin cells was considered to be the ultimate new development....Read More
Genetics·April 16, 2012·1 min readScientists Find Neural Stem Cell RegulatorLack of regulator can cause neural tube defects. Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that...Read More
Genetics·April 17, 2012·3 min readNew Genetically Engineered Mice Aid Understanding of Incurable Neuromuscular DiseaseA team of scientists from the University of Missouri created a genetically modified mouse that mimics key features of Charcot-Marie-Tooth...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 18, 2012·3 min readPhotoreceptor Transplant Restores Vision in MiceScientists from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology have shown for the first time that transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptors into the eyes...Read More
GeneticsNeuroethics·April 25, 2012·5 min readNew Embryonic Stem Cell Line Will Aid Research on Nerve ConditionSecond U-M stem cell line now publicly available to help researchers find treatments for nerve condition. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease line made...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 3, 2012·6 min readScientists Show How a Gene Duplication Helped Our Brains Become ‘Human’Extra copy of brain-development gene allowed neurons to migrate farther and develop more connections; findings may offer clue to autism...Read More
Genetics·May 4, 2012·3 min readResearchers Develop New Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Approach Using Human Stem CellsResearchers from the University of Minnesota’s Lillehei Heart Institute have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells...Read More
