FeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2020·7 min readSamples from those who had COVID-19 could illuminate true infection rate, lethality, and vaccinesVirScan, a new antibody detection tool, can analyze blood samples collected from people who have recovered from COVID-19 to learn about how the virus affects the immune system and the epidemiology of the infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·March 27, 2020·4 min readStudy shows legal marijuana products too strong for pain reliefNinety percent of medical marijuana products offered at dispensaries are far stronger than recommended for chronic pain relief.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2020·3 min readSome COVID-19 patients still have coronavirus after symptoms disappearFifty percent of patients treated for mild COVID-19 infections still had the virus up to eight days after symptoms disappeared. Findings suggest patients can remain infectious, even after symptomatic recovery.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 27, 2020·3 min readMachine learning helps doctors diagnose severity of brain tumorsA new machine learning algorithm can predict which tumors were lower-grade gliomas or glioblastoma brain cancer with a high degree of accuracy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2020·6 min readAn experimental peptide could block Covid-19MIT researchers have identified a protein fragment that may inhibit COVID-19's ability to enter human lung cells. The new peptide can bind to the viral protein and potentially disarm it.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2020·4 min readCOVID-19 linked to cardiac injury risk and worse outcomes for patients with heart conditionsCOVID-19 can have fatal consequences for those with cardiovascular conditions and can also cause cardiac injury in patients without underlying heart conditions.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2020·2 min readGene mutation enhances cognitive flexibility in miceA mutation in the KCND2 gene appears to improve cognitive flexibility in mice.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·March 27, 2020·6 min readGene that first slows, then accelerates, progression of ALS in mice identifiedThe TBK1 gene regulates the disease progression of ALS in mouse models of the neurodegenerative disease. Loss of the TBK1 gene in motor neurons increases SOD1 aggregation and accelerates the onset of the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 27, 2020·4 min readCitizen Scientists Are Helping Design New Drugs to Combat COVID-19 Thanks to Foldit GameFeeling at a loose end due to social distancing? You can help researchers design drugs that could help stop coronavirus from infecting human cells. Using a free computer game called Foldit, citizen scientists are helping researchers to hunt for proteins that might stop COVID-19.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2020·3 min readThe brain and socially motivated behaviorThe lateral hypothalamus is an integral component of social brain networks. It shapes socially motivated behaviors via functional coordination with neocortical regions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2020·3 min readCOVID-19 pandemic could have caused 40 million deaths if left uncheckedA new model finds that, if left unchecked, the COVID-19 virus could have infected 7 billion people and caused around 40 million deaths this year.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2020·5 min readWatch and learn: How the brain gains knowledge through observationThe brain chooses between two neural systems responsible for emulation learning and imitation learning. Study reveals how the brain chooses which strategy to employ when faced with an observational learning task.Read More
