FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2018·5 min readZebrafish Interactions Offer Help in Studying Social Behavioral DisordersResearchers have identified neurons vital for socialized behavior in zebrasifh. The study reports, when the neurons are disabled, their orientation to one another breaks down in a similar way to socialization problems in humans with ASD.Read More
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FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 30, 2016·6 min readZika in Fetal Brain Tissue Responds to a Popular AntibioticResearchers discover an antibiotic, that is safe to use during pregnancy, can help to prevent the Zika virus from infecting certain fetal brain cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 28, 2016·7 min readZika Infection Prolonged in Pregnancy: Monkey StudyWhile one infection of the Zika virus could protect against future infections, the duration of Zika infection is prolonged during pregnancy, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 3, 2016·4 min readZika Infects and Affects Neural Cells Related to Skull FormationA new study could help explain why children born to mothers infected by Zika are more likely to have microcephaly.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 5, 2017·4 min readZika Virus Could Be Used to Treat Brain Cancer PatientsA new study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine report Zika virus could be used to target and treat glioblastoma brain cancer. Researchers found a mouse adapted strain of Zika slowed tumor growth and extended life span in mice with glioblastoma.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2016·4 min readZika Virus Infects Brain Cells and Evades Immune System DetectionA new study reports on how Zika directly affects the fetal brain during development and also evades detection by the immune system.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 19, 2016·6 min readZika Virus May Affect Adult Brain CellsA new study reports adult brain cells in areas associated with memory and learning may be vulnerable to the Zika virus.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 1, 2013·3 min readZinc Discovery May Shed Light on Neurodegenerative DiseasesA shortage of zinc may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.Read More
