FeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2020·3 min readHydrogen Peroxide Keeps Gut Bacteria Away From the Colon LiningAn enzyme in the colon lining releases hydrogen peroxide to help protect the body from gut microbes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2020·4 min readBrains Work Harder While Processing Descriptions of Motion in Other LanguagesOur brains work harder to process information when we read about movement in a way that is not typical of our native languages.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 9, 2020·4 min readBlood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Predicts Future Cognitive Decline in Healthy PeopleHigher baseline levels of N-terminal fragment of tau in the blood of healthy subjects was associated with an increased risk of developing cognitive deficits and Alzheimer's disease later in life.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·December 9, 2020·4 min readNew Biomarker Candidate for ALSA novel method detected conformational changes to the TDP-43 protein in cerebral spinal fluid associated with ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2020·8 min readHow Neurons Form Long-Term MemoriesMouse study reveals how neurons reorganize following experiencing novel stimuli. The study reports a possible mechanism for memory consolidation and recall, shedding new light on the biological underpinnings for long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 9, 2020·4 min readTomatoes Offer Affordable Source of Parkinson’s Disease DrugGenetically modified tomatoes enriched with L-DOPA may become a new and more affordable source for the essential Parkinson's disease drug.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 9, 2020·4 min readNew Compound Related to Psychedelic Ibogaine Could Treat Addiction and DepressionResearchers have developed a non-hallucinogenic version of the drug ibogaine which has the potential to treat depression, addiction, anxiety, and a range of other mental health disorders.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·December 9, 2020·4 min readMemory Deficits Resulting From Epigenetic Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be ReversedFocusing on gene changes as a result of epigenetic processes, such as aging, researchers were able to reverse elevated levels of harmful genes associated with memory deficits in Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·December 8, 2020·5 min readNovel Gene Variants That Modify the Risk of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease DiscoveredResearchers have identified 216 new gene variants that appear to play a role in the development of late-onset Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 8, 2020·2 min readPredicting Epilepsy From Neural Network ModelsAn innovative new model helps predict how damaging conditions in the brain can be triggered by complex dynamics in branching neural networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 8, 2020·3 min readVisual Short-Term Memory Is More Complex Than Previously AssumedObjects are not only represented in one form of short term memory but in several forms simultaneously.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 8, 2020·6 min read‘SCOUT’ Helps Researchers Find, Quantify Significant Differences Among OrganoidsSCOUT is a newly developed pipeline for clearing, labeling, 3D imaging, and analyzing cerebral organoids.Read More