FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 18, 2020Antiviral drug can speed up recovery of COVID-19 patientInterferon-a2b an antiviral treatment shows promise in helping to speed up the recovery of patients with severe COVID-19 infections. IFN-a2b improves viral clearance and decreases the levels of inflammatory markers in coronavirus patients. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 18, 2020Aging neurons accumulate DNA damageRestoring HDAC1 could have potential benefits for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and people with age-related cognitive decline. Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 18, 2020Autism risk estimated at 3 to 5% for children whose parents have a sibling with autismChildren whose mothers had a sibling on the autism spectrum were three times as likely to be diagnosed with ASD than those whose mothers had no siblings with autism. Fathers with one or more siblings diagnosed with ASD were twice as likely to have a child diagnosed as autistic. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 17, 2020New research finds ‘Dr. Google’ is almost always wrongTurning to Google for medical advice or self-diagnosis may be doing more harm than good. A new study reveals online symptom checkers are only accurate about one-third of the time. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 17, 2020Presence of spouse alters how parents’ brains react to children stimuliWhen parents are physically together, they have higher similar responses in prefrontal cortex activity to the sound of their infant crying than when they were physically separated. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 16, 2020Proper synaptic joint will get you good night’s sleepPTPδ, a synaptic adhesion molecule, regulates synaptic development and sleep behavior in mouse models. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 16, 2020Certain Memory Complaints Predict Future DementiaSubjective cognitive complaints may be the earliest detectable stages of preclinical dementia. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 16, 2020Acute stress may slow down the spread of fearsStress alters how we process and share risky information. Researchers report people were less likely to amplify fears in conversations when they were feeling stressed. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeurologyNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2020AI successfully used to identify different types of brain injuriesArtificial intelligence technology that uses CT brain scan images is successfully able to detect, segments, quantify, and differentiate between different types of brain lesions. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 15, 2020Countering the negative effects of a common antidepressantThe SSRI sertraline (Zoloft), if taken while pregnant, can result in birth defects caused by the drug damaging a cell's genetic information. Researchers report one potential way to counter the effect is with specific antioxidants. Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2020Group of Genes Have Altered Expression in AutismStudy points to a common gene expression profile, regardless of DNA mutations, applicable to any person on the autism spectrum. The dysregulation occurs in neural progenitor cells. While the genetic cause of ASD may be different between individuals, the behavior of the genes is similar in people with autism, and differ from those who are not on the autism spectrum. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2020The dreaming brain tunes out the outside worldThe brain tunes out information from the outside world, such as the sound of speech, during REM sleep. During light sleep, the brain prioritizes meaningful speech, just as it does during a wakeful state. Researchers believe the mechanism enables the brain to protect the dreaming phase, which is essential for memory consolidation. Read More
